Cognomen Malhar (Malhar 
, Madja 
, Малхар 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The family name Malhar is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Togo, where it is quite a rare surname, Cameroon, and Benin. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Indonesia, and Cameroon. Also, Malhar is the forename as well as the last name.