Most Common Maltese Surnames & Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Malta

Forebears knows about 12,163 unique surnames in Malta and there are 35 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency
1	Borg	14,711	1:29
2	Vella	13,184	1:33
3	Camilleri	13,118	1:33
4	Farrugia	11,698	1:37
5	Zammit	9,900	1:43
6	Galea	9,046	1:48
7	Micallef	8,962	1:48
8	Grech	8,919	1:48
9	Attard	8,198	1:52
10	Cassar	7,572	1:57
11	Spiteri	7,253	1:59
12	Azzopardi	7,097	1:61
13	Mifsud	6,881	1:63
14	Caruana	6,532	1:66
15	Muscat	6,345	1:68
16	Agius	5,587	1:77
17	Pace	5,317	1:81
18	Fenech	4,944	1:87
19	Schembri	4,932	1:87
20	Abela	4,878	1:88
21	Sammut	4,469	1:96
22	Gatt	4,288	1:100
23	Gauci	4,192	1:103
24	Debono	4,000	1:108
25	Bugeja	3,789	1:114
26	Vassallo	3,543	1:121
27	Aquilina	3,506	1:123
27	Bonnici	3,506	1:123
29	Portelli	3,428	1:126
30	Calleja	3,392	1:127
31	Scicluna	3,344	1:129
32	Cutajar	3,302	1:130
33	Falzon	3,206	1:134
34	Grima	3,140	1:137
35	Mallia	3,097	1:139
36	Ellul	3,025	1:142
37	Saliba	2,989	1:144
38	Bonello	2,827	1:152
39	Cachia	2,815	1:153
40	Mizzi	2,688	1:160
41	Xuereb	2,682	1:160
42	Buttigieg	2,670	1:161
42	Scerri	2,670	1:161
44	Busuttil	2,640	1:163
45	Tabone	2,616	1:164
46	Cauchi	2,514	1:171
47	Sciberras	2,466	1:174
48	Bartolo	2,406	1:179
49	Mercieca	2,358	1:182
50	Baldacchino	2,111	1:204
51	Buhagiar	2,045	1:210
52	Briffa	1,937	1:222
53	Formosa	1,889	1:228
54	Brincat	1,877	1:229
55	Zahra	1,840	1:234
56	Bezzina	1,786	1:241
57	Sultana	1,774	1:243
58	Mangion	1,744	1:247
59	Chetcuti	1,666	1:258
60	Dimech	1,642	1:262
61	Darmanin	1,588	1:271
62	Pisani	1,528	1:282
62	Psaila	1,528	1:282
64	Cilia	1,455	1:296
65	Cini	1,377	1:312
66	Debattista	1,371	1:314
67	Tanti	1,317	1:327
68	Sant	1,281	1:336
69	Mamo	1,263	1:341
69	Zerafa	1,263	1:341
71	Ciantar	1,239	1:347
72	Magro	1,227	1:351
72	Said	1,227	1:351
74	Chircop	1,155	1:373
75	Zarb	1,107	1:389
76	Barbara	1,083	1:397
77	Dalli	1,077	1:400
78	Curmi	1,028	1:419
78	Frendo	1,028	1:419
80	Tonna	998	1:431
81	Cuschieri	962	1:447
82	Abdilla	950	1:453
83	Deguara	944	1:456
84	Magri	932	1:462
85	Hili	854	1:504
86	Cardona	818	1:526
86	Cremona	818	1:526
88	Xerri	782	1:550
89	Balzan	752	1:572
90	Degiorgio	746	1:577
90	Grixti	746	1:577
92	Bajada	740	1:581
93	Catania	710	1:606
93	Pullicino	710	1:606
95	Callus	692	1:622
95	Cordina	692	1:622
97	Meli	674	1:638
98	Anastasi	662	1:650
98	Ebejer	662	1:650

100	Theuma	626	1:687
101	Rizzo	577	1:746
102	Carabott	559	1:770
103	Casha	553	1:778
103	Cortis	553	1:778
105	Desira	547	1:787
105	Sacco	547	1:787
107	Coleiro	541	1:795
107	Naudi	541	1:795
109	Apap	529	1:813
110	Refalo	511	1:842
111	Fava	505	1:852
112	Demicoli	499	1:862
112	Smith	499	1:862
112	Stivala	499	1:862
115	Bonavia	493	1:873
115	Delia	493	1:873
117	Bondin	487	1:884
118	Seychell	481	1:895
119	Montebello	475	1:906
120	Ciappara	469	1:917
121	Bianco	457	1:942
122	Camenzuli	445	1:967
122	Cefai	445	1:967
122	Gerada	445	1:967
125	Demanuele	433	1:994
126	Meilak	421	1:1,022
127	Soler	409	1:1,052
128	Bonanno	403	1:1,068
128	Dingli	403	1:1,068
130	Axisa	391	1:1,100
130	Pulis	391	1:1,100
132	Mintoff	379	1:1,135
132	Parnis	379	1:1,135
134	Jones	373	1:1,154
134	Piscopo	373	1:1,154
136	Polidano	367	1:1,172
137	Axiaq	349	1:1,233
137	Sullivan	349	1:1,233
139	Paris	337	1:1,277
140	Pirotta	331	1:1,300
141	Duca	325	1:1,324
141	Lanzon	325	1:1,324
143	Degabriele	319	1:1,349
143	Lia	319	1:1,349
143	Pavia	319	1:1,349
146	Gafa	307	1:1,402
146	Genovese	307	1:1,402
148	Felice	301	1:1,429
148	Friggieri	301	1:1,429
150	Rapa	295	1:1,459
151	Fabri	289	1:1,489
151	Gouder	289	1:1,489
153	Sciortino	283	1:1,520
154	Martin	277	1:1,553
154	Sapiano	277	1:1,553
156	D'Amato	271	1:1,588
156	Diacono	271	1:1,588
156	Seguna	271	1:1,588
159	Satariano	265	1:1,624
160	Bonett	253	1:1,701
160	Brown	253	1:1,701
160	Conti	253	1:1,701
163	Coppini	247	1:1,742
163	Licari	247	1:1,742
163	Stafrace	247	1:1,742
166	Haber	241	1:1,785
167	Axiak	235	1:1,831
167	Marmara	235	1:1,831
169	Delicata	229	1:1,879
169	Montanaro	229	1:1,879
171	Bellizzi	223	1:1,929