Family name Малия (Malia 
, Maliya , Malija 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Малия is characteristic of Martinique, where it is quite a common surname, Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malta. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and the United States. Also, Малия is the forename as well as the last name.