Mal Surname
Approximately 681,647 people bear this surname
Mal Surname Definition:
Mal (from: maglo-s), 'noble, ' 'prince' (poetical), was early confused with mael, 'shaveling, ' 'slave, ' rendering it difficult at times to say whether Mael-dub means 'black prince' or black slave. ' Maglus is a common element in Gaulish names, as Conomaglus, Senamaglus, Vinnemaglus, etc.
Read More About This SurnameMal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 561,133 | 1:1,367 | 140 |
| Pakistan | 78,158 | 1:2,286 | 301 |
| Cameroon | 22,729 | 1:914 | 71 |
| South Sudan | 6,870 | 1:1,662 | 331 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Nigeria | 1,241 | 1:142,742 | 9,128 |
| Iran | 912 | 1:84,191 | 8,518 |
| Papua New Guinea | 879 | 1:9,276 | 748 |
| Afghanistan | 665 | 1:48,351 | 1,710 |
| United States | 641 | 1:565,459 | 46,482 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Somaliland | 589 | 1:5,943 | 458 |
| Romania | 445 | 1:45,119 | 5,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | 371 | 1:24,696 | 2,783 |
| Indonesia | 347 | 1:381,122 | 32,528 |
| England | 326 | 1:170,914 | 15,706 |
| Taiwan | 293 | 1:80,016 | 815 |
| Mauritania | 292 | 1:14,024 | 1,336 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Turkey | 280 | 1:277,934 | 18,630 |
| Iraq | 278 | 1:125,977 | 3,498 |
| Israel | 180 | 1:47,542 | 6,300 |
| Malaysia | 173 | 1:170,487 | 10,381 |
| Czechia | 150 | 1:70,890 | 11,910 |
| Belgium | 145 | 1:79,287 | 12,505 |
| France | 143 | 1:464,495 | 66,161 |
| Slovakia | 107 | 1:49,873 | 9,579 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Senegal | 89 | 1:163,813 | 1,297 |
| Philippines | 82 | 1:1,234,612 | 95,620 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Slovenia | 63 | 1:39,487 | 7,291 |
| Russia | 62 | 1:2,324,565 | 137,882 |
| Peru | 53 | 1:599,700 | 15,316 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cambodia | 39 | 1:397,106 | 3,882 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Guyana | 12 | 1:63,518 | 5,280 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Màl (2) are calculated separately.
Mal (52,834) may also be a first name.
Mal Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mal (from: maglo-s), 'noble, ' 'prince' (poetical), was early confused with mael, 'shaveling, ' 'slave, ' rendering it difficult at times to say whether Mael-dub means 'black prince' or black slave. ' Maglus is a common element in Gaulish names, as Conomaglus, Senamaglus, Vinnemaglus, etc. It is also common in Old Breton names as Mael-scuet, Mael-gon, Melveu, etc. (Loth, p. 218).
Mal Demographics
Average Mal Salary in
United States
$40,779 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mal (Arabic: معال, Bengali: মাল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻝ, Hindi: मल, Marathi: माल, Oriya: ମାଲ, Russian: Мал, Tibetan: མལ་) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Màl. For other potential spellings of Mal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 779th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,691 people. The surname Mal is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Mal live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mal is also the 17,660th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 52,834 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 561,133 people, or 1 in 1,367. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 65 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 18 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 8 percent reside. Excluding India Mal occurs in 114 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Mal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 8,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mal surname is principally Orthodox (64%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Mal are 8.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.19% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,267 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.31% less than the national average, earning R 70,560 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $65,252 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mal in the Tibetan language | ||
| མལ་ | mal | - |
| Mal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻝ | mal | 92.59 |
| ﻣﺎﺀ | ma | 7.41 |
| Mal in the Hindi language | ||
| मल | mala | 91.53 |
| माल | mala | 6.95 |
| माल् | mal | 0 |
| मल् | mal | 0 |
| Mal in the Bengali language | ||
| মাল | mala | 76.47 |
| মল | mala | 17.65 |
| মালা | mala | 4.41 |
| Mal in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲ | mala | 53.98 |
| ମାଳ | mala | 42.12 |
| ମାଲ୍ | mal | 0.58 |
| ମଲ୍ | mal | 0.09 |
| Mal in the Marathi language | ||
| माल | mala | 50.2 |
| मल | mala | 44.3 |
| Mal in the Russian language | ||
| Мал | mal | - |
| Mal in the Arabic language | ||
| معال | mal | - |
| مل | ml | - |
| عمال | mal | - |
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Footnotes
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