Maloza Surname
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Maloza Surname Definition:
Maloza is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: magic spell.
Maloza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 387 | 1:40,956 | 4,020 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Tanzania | 302 | 1:175,303 | 15,310 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maloza (46) may also be a first name.
Maloza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maloza is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: magic spell.
Maloza is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: enchantment or calamity.
Maloza is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bad omen / Taboo.
Maloza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maloza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maloza (Russian: Мальоза) occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maloza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 294,281st most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,618,771 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maloza reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maloza is also the 1,484,914th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 40,956. In Zambia Maloza is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 76 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Other than Zambia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maloza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maloza in the Russian language | ||
| Мальоза | maloza | - |
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Footnotes
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