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Around the globe, Maela (Maela ) is quite a rare largely female, but infrequently male given name. The forename Maela is characteristic of France, where it is a rare female name, Nicaragua, and Italy, where it is a rare principally female, but very seldom masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, France, and Philippines. Likewise, Maela is the last name as well as the forename.