Last name மல்லிகா (Mallika 
, மல்லிகா) , in all the world, is a common surname. The family name மல்லிகா is characteristic of Kuwait, where it is quite a rare surname, Sri Lanka, and Qatar. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Southern Asia, particularly India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Predominantly, மல்லிகா is the forename as well as the last name.