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Globally, มาลา (Mala , มาลา , Malau ) is a widespread largely feminine, but seldom male first name. The given name มาลา is habitual in India, where it is quite a common predominantly girly, but scarcely boy's name, Mauritius, where it is quite a common female name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, มาลา is the last name as well as the forename.
มาลา 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).