Mallea

Mallea Meaning & Origin

About Mallea
The surname Mallea is of Basque origin and is derived from the word "malle," meaning "hill" or "elevation." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name likely hailed from a place characterized by hills or elevated terrain. The surname Mallea is predominantly found in the Basque Country region of Spain and is relatively rare.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mallea is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mallea: 216
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 86,314
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mallea based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mallea is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ML
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AE1 L IY0 AH0
🌐 IPA
/mallea*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ML', 'M')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mallea in Braille

Here's how to represent Mallea in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mallea in braille

How to sign the name Mallea using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mallea using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mallea in sign language

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