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Globally, 马利亚 (Malia , 马利亚 ) is a common largely female, but infrequently male forename. The first name 马利亚 is habitual in Guam, where it is quite a common girly name, Israel, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, 马利亚 is the last name as well as the forename.
马利亚 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Malia Tate , the fictional character from the television series Teen Wolf; Malia , the character from 2000 film 'Rip Girls' and Malia Waincroft , character in Hawaii Five-0.