Malachia Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Malachia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malachia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1551:71,48312,011
Romania331:608,42043,703
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Malachia (258) may also be a first name.

Malachia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malachia is found most frequently in Greece. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Malachia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malachia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,064,392nd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Malachia reside; 66 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Malachia is also the 554,411th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 258 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 71,483. In Greece Malachia is primarily found in: Attica, where 40 percent are found, Thessaly, where 31 percent are found and North Aegean, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Greece this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Malachia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malachia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malachia surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Malachia
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