In all the world, Malanga (Malanga 
) is quite a rare principally masculine, but very seldom feminine given name. The first name Malanga is habitual in Senegal, where it is a rare boy's name, Nepal, and South Africa, where it is a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Senegal, and Nepal. More prevalently, Malanga is the last name as well as the forename.