Maalouf Surname

35,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Maalouf Surname User-submission:

The Maalouf surname is derived from the Arabic word maayuf (معيوف), meaning 'left out'.

Maalouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon9,6371:585101
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
United States8711:416,14136,124
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Canada2921:126,18413,195
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
United Arab Emirates1381:66,3936,307
Israel1351:63,3907,977
Syria1211:159,5133,780
France1171:567,71676,560
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Ecuador901:176,7327,513
Jordan901:98,2497,020
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Australia541:499,92037,885
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Honduras431:205,0342,280
England271:2,063,63279,942
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Palestine141:324,91811,054
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Oman101:368,7975,193
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Maalouf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maalouf surname is derived from the Arabic word maayuf (معيوف), meaning 'left out'.

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Maalouf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maalouf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Maalouf (Arabic: معلوف) is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maalouf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,888th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 495,718 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Maalouf are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Levant.

It is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 9,637 people, or 1 in 585. In Lebanon Maalouf is most common in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 52 percent live, Beqaa Governorate, where 28 percent live and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 10 percent live. Other than Lebanon this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Maalouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maalouf surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Maalouf surname are 5.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maalouf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning $51,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.36% more than the national average, earning $64,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malouf923,521/
Maaluf9211/
Maalof921/
Malouff86349/
Malhouf86316/
Maslouf86201/
Mallouf86116/
Mahaluf8647/
Mahlouf8642/
Matlouf863/
Maaloub861/
Maaloof861/
Mal'ouf861/
Maluf833,783/
Malof83120/
Maaloufová822/
Malayouf802/
Malhlouf801/
Mahhlouf801/
Maloof772,061/
Majluf77567/
Maloff77456/
Maluff77250/
Malouw77153/
Matlof7736/
Mallof7730/
Maslof7720/
Malluf7717/
Mahluf7717/
Malufe7716/
Mahlof7715/
Majlof7715/
Malofe779/
Malotf778/
Matluf778/
Maalaf778/
Maloub777/
Ma'luf776/
Maalow774/
Malauf774/
Masluf771/
Mauluf771/
Molouf771/
Maleuf771/
Mayluf771/
Maylof771/
Mahloub71350/
Masloff71324/
Matloff71200/
Mahalov7174/
Malloff7156/
Majloof7147/
Majluff7145/
Moulouf7139/
Mauloff7122/
Mahalow7114/
Maluffe717/
Malluff716/
Mahloof715/
Majlufs715/
Matloof714/
Mailoff713/
Mauslof712/
Malooff712/
Mayloff712/
Mmaluff711/
Maalaaf711/
Maïloff711/
Masleuf711/
Maaleef711/
Ma'alaf711/
Malhoub711/
Masloof711/
Mahlluf711/
Matlouv711/
Mallouw711/
Maaleaf711/
Majloub711/
Maallaf711/
Mauloef710/
Mayluff710/
Malhoff710/
Mauluff710/
Malov6713,558/
Malow677,760/
Malob67338/
Maluw67225/
Maluv6794/
Moluf6768/
Molof6758/
Malaf6726/
Malub6720/
Mahlhoff675/
Mahalovs673/
Mahailov672/
Mahaylov671/
Mahajlov671/
Maalayef671/
Mattloff671/
Moullouf671/

Maalouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maalouf in the Arabic language
معلوفmlwf-

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