Malabar Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Malabar Surname User-submission:

It is a French surname meaning 'treacherous coast'. It can be traced back to the Huguenots (French Protestants), who first brought Protestantism to the UK before Henry VIII made it the official religion of England in 1534.

Malabar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3961:255,65238,046
India3261:2,352,96176,587
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
Mauritius2111:6,1301,262
Mexico1751:709,29310,901
Israel451:190,17018,708
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Micronesia241:4,427583
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France41:16,605,680368,153
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Malabar (170) may also be a first name.

Malabar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a French surname meaning 'treacherous coast'. It can be traced back to the Huguenots (French Protestants), who first brought Protestantism to the UK before Henry VIII made it the official religion of England in 1534.

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Malabar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malabar (Hindi: मलबर, Marathi: मलबार, Oriya: ମାଲାବାର) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malabar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 261,171st most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,848,667 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Malabar reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 701,320th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 170 people.

The last name Malabar is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 255,652. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Davao Region, where 34 percent live, Central Visayas, where 32 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Malabar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malabar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Malabar surname contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malabar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Malabar last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Malabar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $43,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malabar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malabar in the Hindi language
मलबरmalabara-
Malabar in the Oriya language
ମାଲାବାରmalabara50
ମାଲବାରmalabara50
Malabar in the Marathi language
मलबारmalabara40
मलबरmalabara40
मलाबारmalabara20

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