In the world, מלכה (Malka 
, Malkah 
, Malca 
) is a common feminine forename. The first name מלכה is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common girly name, India, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom masculine name, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Israel, India, and the United States. Also, מלכה is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Malka | Sri Lanka, Peru, United States, India, Israel |
| Malkah | Indonesia, United States, India, Pakistan, Israel |
| Malca | Indonesia, Peru, United States, France, Israel |
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מלכה לוקר Israeli poet, translator, literary theorist, IL (b. 1887) |
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מלכה ברוורמן IL (b. 1917) |
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מלכה ליף IL (b. 1928) |
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מלכה שקד IL (b. 1933) |
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| מלכה ליסר שקלרסקי Israeli educator and children's author (1897-1975), IL (b. 1897) |
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מלכה פוטשניק Israeli Paralympic competitor, IL (b. 1949) |
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| מלכה פישקין Israeli children's writer, IL (b. 1899) |
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מלכה פיוטרקובסקי Israeli, IL (b. 1964) |
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| מלכה האס German-born Israeli educator (*1920), IL (b. 1920) |
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מלכה בינה Founder of Matan Women's Institute for Torah Studies, IL |
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מני מלכה A stand-up comedian from Israel, IL (b. 1980) |
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מלכה רופא IL |
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| מלכה אדלר Israeli writer, IL (b. 1945) |
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| מלכה ברית-לינדנר IL (b. 1938) |
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| מלכה מרגלית IL (b. 1940) |
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