Family name Malakia (Malakia 
, ملاخي) , globally, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Malakia is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname, and South Africa, where it is a rare surname. Likewise, Malakia is the forename as well as the last name.