Maltah Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Maltah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maltah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
India501:15,341,308250,737
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Maltah (45) may also be a first name.

Maltah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maltah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maltah (Arabic: مالتيش, Hindi: मालतह, Marathi: ताह) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maltah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Maltah are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Maltah is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon Maltah is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 98 percent live and North Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 45 percent live and Kuwait, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maltach9248/
Maltash9222/
Malta9124,107/
Maultash868/
Maltasch862/
Maltas831,132/
Maltaş831,074/
Maltha83464/
Maltat83115/
Maltay8364/
Mallta8340/
Maltau8312/
Maltaç8312/
Maltaj8311/
Maltai8310/
Maalta834/
Maltta833/
Maltoh833/
Mealta831/
Maltad831/
Maltaz831/
Mailta831/
Maultasch8096/
Maltais778,979/
Malthoo7746/
Malteau7731/
Maltass7724/
Moltach776/
Maltaux776/
Maselta775/
Mahalta774/
Malthou774/
Matilta773/
Maltait773/
Maltaus772/
Maglita772/
Malthey771/
Mealeta771/
Mealtay771/
Maileta771/
Maltooh771/
Moltash770/
Malto738,592/
Molta73768/
Málta731/
Maasilta7185/
Maglitta7115/
Mahaltho714/
Maltheas713/
Malthaus713/
Moltasch712/
Maultohe711/
Malhta'a711/
Malltais711/
Malthuos710/
Malthaup710/
Mailleta710/
Maltos674,530/
Maltot67159/
Moltaš6791/
Moltay6745/
Moolta6725/
Maltey6722/
Máltai6721/
Moulta6714/
Maltou6711/
Maltoz677/
Moltha674/
Moltas673/
Moltaj673/
Mohlta671/
Malhto671/
Maltoy671/
Maltei671/
Mahlto671/
Mollta671/
Moltau671/
Moltat671/
Mailto671/
Maalthous670/
Maltop670/
Moltaz670/

Maltah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maltah in the Hindi language
मालतहmalataha-
Maltah in the Marathi language
ताहtaha-
Maltah in the Arabic language
مالتيشmaltysh-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maltah
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