Malua Surname

137,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Samoa

Malua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0401:71,0388,316
Colombia6661:71,7333,104
India4971:1,543,39157,577
Samoa2841:682204
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Solomon Islands481:12,0842,184
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Angola361:749,7002,649
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Tonga41:26,828461
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Malua (1,888) may also be a first name.

Malua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malua (Georgian: მალუა, Hindi: मलुआ, Marathi: मालु, Oriya: ମାଳୁଆ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,487th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,236,129 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Malua reside; 32 percent reside in Central Africa and 32 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,971st most widely held given name globally It is held by 1,888 people.

Malua is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 71,038. Aside from The DR Congo Malua occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Malua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Malua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malua surname increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Malua earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 41.06% less than the national average, earning $13,380,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.54% less than the national average, earning $33,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallua9190/
Maluay9186/
Maalua9136/
Mealua918/
Maluad916/
Mailua915/
Maluas914/
Maulua913/
Maluat912/
Maluae912/
Mmalua911/
Matlua911/
Malyuha832,349/
Masilua83164/
Mailuas8355/
Matelua8344/
Maluoha8339/
Maaluas8317/
Maliuat8313/
Maluach8312/
Mauluah8310/
Malouha835/
Malluay833/
Mailuay833/
Maselua831/
Matilua831/
Matluas831/
Mallhua831/
Maliuha831/
Maluath831/
Maluhas831/
Mailuea831/
Maluhai831/
Malwa804,012/
Molua801,445/
Malva801,289/
Malba80770/
Maluo8055/
Mallhuay7716/
Malveaua773/
Maulluah771/
Malouhas771/
Machelua771/
Malvas731,664/
Malvat731,307/
Mhalwa73308/
Malvoa7369/
Malvay7364/
Malwah7355/
Malway7341/
Malvea7337/
Malvai7335/
Moluat7334/
Malbay7332/
Maluop7323/
Malwai7317/
Maluoy7315/
Maalba7314/
Malbou7313/
Malvaz7313/
Malbai7311/
Malbau7311/
Malvad736/
Maalwa736/
Malbha735/
Maslva734/
Moluha734/
Moolua734/
Mahlba733/
Mollua733/
Mailuo733/
Mallva732/
Mailba732/
Maulva731/
Motlua731/
Maluot731/
Malwaa731/
Mahlwa731/
Maļuha731/
Moulua731/
Moilua731/
Maulwa731/
Mallwa731/
Mmalwa731/
Mauluo731/
Malvais67494/
Malvaux67402/
Malvaud67299/
Malveau67249/
Malvaiz67207/
Malbeau6740/
Mailewa6736/
Maatlwa6732/
Malvaut6729/
Mahulwa6721/
Malvous6712/
Malvoux6710/
Malwoud679/
Malyuho677/
Mhailwa676/
Mealewa676/
Mailwad674/
Malvauz672/
Malwath672/
Mahalva671/
Mauluod671/
Maslwat671/
Matlhwa671/
Maluhoy671/
Motilua671/
Mhahlwa671/
Mailway671/
Mooluah671/
Mallwau670/
Mallway670/

Malua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malua in the Georgian language
მალუაmalua-
Malua in the Marathi language
मालुmalu-
Malua in the Hindi language
मलुआmalu'a92.08
मलूआmalu'a4.72
मालुआmalu'a3.02
Malua in the Oriya language
ମାଳୁଆmalu'a42.56
ମଲୁଆmalu'a35.99
ମାଲୁଆmalu'a11.76
ମଳୁଆmalu'a8.3
ମାଳୂଆmalu'a0.35

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Malua
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