Malabar Surname
Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 396 | 1:255,652 | 38,046 |
| India | 326 | 1:2,352,961 | 76,587 |
| Indonesia | 221 | 1:598,413 | 47,561 |
| Mauritius | 211 | 1:6,130 | 1,262 |
| Mexico | 175 | 1:709,293 | 10,901 |
| Israel | 45 | 1:190,170 | 18,708 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Micronesia | 24 | 1:4,427 | 583 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallabar | 93 | 208 | / |
| Malabard | 93 | 29 | / |
| Malabhar | 93 | 9 | / |
| Malabear | 93 | 8 | / |
| Malabare | 93 | 5 | / |
| Malabaar | 93 | 3 | / |
| Malhabar | 93 | 2 | / |
| Malatbar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Malabhare | 88 | 180 | / |
| Mahalabar | 88 | 3 | / |
| Malabahar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mallabarr | 88 | 0 | / |
| Malavar | 86 | 770 | / |
| Malabor | 86 | 122 | / |
| Malawar | 86 | 79 | / |
| Melabar | 86 | 10 | / |
| Malebar | 86 | 6 | / |
| Malobar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Malavard | 80 | 53 | / |
| Malavare | 80 | 27 | / |
| Malavear | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mallavar | 80 | 16 | / |
| Matlavar | 80 | 14 | / |
| Malabhor | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mallawar | 80 | 11 | / |
| Malebear | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mailavar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maulavar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mallebar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Malabour | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malavart | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malebhar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malgawar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malabord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malhabor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malahvar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malawart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mallobar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahlavar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malajwar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malhabour | 75 | 162 | / |
| Mahalavar | 75 | 35 | / |
| Mallavare | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maallabor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moulabhar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malasuare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malavarth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malgajwar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malawarth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melebar | 71 | 18 | / |
| Malovar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Molawar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malavor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melabor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molavar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailaisvar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maggilavar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maslovar | 67 | 262 | / |
| Maleyvar | 67 | 24 | / |
| Molobare | 67 | 17 | / |
| Malowgar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mallovar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melabour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molabour | 67 | 1 | / |
Malabar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malabar in the Hindi language | ||
| मलबर | malabara | - |
| Malabar in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲାବାର | malabara | 50 |
| ମାଲବାର | malabara | 50 |
| Malabar in the Marathi language | ||
| मलबार | malabara | 40 |
| मलबर | malabara | 40 |
| मलाबार | malabara | 20 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malabar
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