Malafaia Surname

150,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Malafaia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malafaia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,5361:84,4143,175
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
United States161:22,653,683662,747
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Malafáia (1) are calculated separately.

Malafaia Last Name Facts

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

Malafaia is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Malafáia. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malafaia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,722nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,491,469 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Malafaia reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,536 people, or 1 in 84,414. In Brazil Malafaia is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 31 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Amazonas, where 18 percent are found. Other than Brazil it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Malafaia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malafaia surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Malafaia earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year.

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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 Malafaia
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