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In the entire world, माला (Mala , มาลา , माला) is a widespread mostly girly, but seldom boy's given name. The given name माला is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common primarily girly, but scarcely male name, Mauritius, where it is quite a common female name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, माला is the last name as well as the forename.
माला is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mala , the fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe, Superman: The Animated Series; Mala , the DC Comics character; Mala Mala Jong , the Xiaolin Showdown character and Mala , the musical character in the musical Hurt Locker; an Iraqi girl (filling in for her sister Adele Dazeem, a reference to John Travolta's infamous mispronunciation of Idina Menzel at the 86th Academy Awards).