Last name Maliya (Maliya 
, มาลียา 
, Малия 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Maliya is characteristic of Laos, where it is quite a rare surname, Kuwait, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Laos. More frequently, Maliya is the forename as well as the last name.