Cognomen Maalim (Maalim 
, معلم 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname Maalim is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, where it is quite a common surname, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, and Somalia. Very seldom, Maalim is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Maalim | Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Malaysia, Algeria |
| معلم | Turkey |
| farah maalim Somali politician, KE (b. 1956) |
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| hamadi salim maalim Tanzanian politician, TZ (b. 1962) |
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| mahadhi juma maalim Tanzanian politician, TZ (b. 1972) |
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| muhiddin maalim Tanzanian musician, TZ |
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