Malaga Surname

26,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Malaga Surname User-submission:

Málaga, a city in southern Spain.

Malaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico5,8491:21,2221,598
Peru4,3151:7,3661,114
Philippines4,2731:23,6933,121
Argentina1,0781:39,6513,327
Spain8841:52,8874,895
Bolivia7311:14,5231,387
Poland5451:69,74110,939
United States5401:671,22053,500
Papua New Guinea3961:20,5902,177
Ecuador3141:50,6564,759
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Venezuela1821:165,9564,925
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
France1531:434,13562,815
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
Colombia1281:373,2356,241
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Chile641:275,2578,123
American Samoa551:1,014133
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada381:969,62173,252
Romania281:717,06748,956
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Czechia201:531,67354,411
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England161:3,482,379114,324
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Panama71:558,8949,437
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Samoa41:48,452659
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belize11:355,4743,977
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Málaga (146) & Màlaga (9) are calculated separately.

Malaga (436) may also be a first name.

Malaga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Málaga, a city in southern Spain.

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Malaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malaga (Arabic: مالغا, Hindi: मालगाा, Marathi: मलगा, Oriya: ମାଲଗା, Russian: Малага) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can occur as a variant: Málaga or Màlaga. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaga? popularity and diffusion

Malaga is the 26,076th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 353,062 people. The surname Malaga is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Malaga reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 410,680th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 436 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 5,849 people, or 1 in 21,222. In Mexico it is most common in: Veracruz, where 75 percent reside, México, where 4 percent reside and Mexico City, where 2 percent reside. Other than Mexico Malaga exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 21 percent reside.

Malaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malaga last name are 43.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.1% registered with the party.

The amount Malaga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 36.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,428 per year; in South Africa they earn 117.49% more than the national average, earning R 516,828 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.28% less than the national average, earning $13,103,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning $36,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $60,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Málaga94146/
Màlaga949/
Malanga9224,221/
Malagad92396/
Malagat92295/
Maulaga92259/
Malagas92176/
Matlaga92171/
Malagau92153/
Mallaga92137/
Maliaga92133/
Malyaga9280/
Malagay9249/
Malagai9226/
Maleaga9222/
Malagha9211/
Malagaa928/
Mailaga926/
Maslaga926/
Malagea923/
Malagah922/
Malauga922/
Malasga922/
Maalaga921/
Malaaga921/
Malagoa921/
Malagap921/
Mahlaga921/
Malayga921/
Malaggay86522/
Matlhaga86434/
Malianga86323/
Maleanga86287/
Malaygay86160/
Malagaud86123/
Mallanga8698/
Malyanga8692/
Malangai8691/
Malasgay8660/
Mahalaga8649/
Malaghay8640/
Malangay8634/
Mhalanga8632/
Malangga8611/
Mailanga8611/
Malagadh866/
Malagath864/
Malang'a864/
Malagaya862/
Malangaa862/
Malagaja862/
Mahlagha861/
Malagaid861/
Maulanga861/
Malaunga861/
Malahaga861/
Malaugha861/
Maalanga861/
Mailagai861/
Mailagay861/
Mailauga861/
Malagais861/
Malaghat861/
Malangaj861/
Malangha861/
Malannga861/
Mallagay861/
Mealanga861/
Malaigai861/
Maslagay861/
Mailhaga861/
Malaghaz861/
Malagi8315,300/
Malage836,707/
Malago832,015/
Malega831,579/
Molaga83258/
Malagy83253/
Maloga83136/
Melaga8375/
Malagò8350/
Malagó8313/
Maliangga8037/
Maalangga8035/
Malanghay8018/
Malanggai8013/
Mallagaud8012/
Mailang'a8010/
Malanggay809/
Mahlangau803/
Mallangai802/
Mailagaud801/
Mailan'ga801/
Mahalagad801/
Mailangay801/
Malaigaya801/
Mallaigah801/
Matlahaga801/
Mathlakga801/
Mathlhaga801/
Malonga7754,360/
Malango779,874/
Malangi775,764/
Malange774,097/
Molanga772,591/
Matloga772,484/
Malager77650/
Malaghe77624/
Malaggi77608/
Malaghi77232/
Mhalagi77228/
Mallega77171/
Matlage77142/
Malagho77121/
Moslaga7789/
Malagyi7787/
Mallagi7776/
Malagit7774/
Mhalage7773/
Meilaga7769/
Malagos7767/
Malagui7764/
Malagod7762/
Malagie7753/
Malhage7749/
Mailagi7739/
Mailage7734/
Melagay7728/
Maliage7725/
Maleega7717/
Malogat7715/
Mailoga7714/
Melagha7714/
Maulage7712/
Malioga7712/
Maliago7711/
Malaged779/
Mahlage776/
Malagop776/
Maelega775/
Malagis775/
Mailega775/
Maliagi775/
Majlage774/
Malouga774/
Malhoga773/
Malagiy773/
Malagoi773/
Maalage772/
Malagoy772/
Malagou772/
Mahlago772/
Mahlagi771/
Maulago771/
Maslage771/
Matlago771/
Malyage771/
Mallage771/
Malasgi771/
Moolaga771/
Mmalage771/
Malaget771/
Melagah771/
Malagge771/
Malagez771/
Malagás771/
Malaige771/
Malaigi771/
Malgage771/
Malangj771/
Malloga771/
Maylago771/
Molagai771/
Melagai771/
Meleaga771/
Maleuga771/
Majloga771/
Matlagi771/
Malaghy770/
Melhaga770/
Malahgy770/
Mallaghaud751/
Mallhagaud751/
Malionga71836/
Malaguit71627/
Motlhaga71604/
Mallonga71572/
Malyango71537/
Mallangi71475/
Moulanga71428/
Molangga71357/
Malaguez71245/
Mattlage71168/
Malounga71142/
Malyangi71110/
Mathlage7195/
Mallango7165/
Malagues7165/
Maleange7162/
Maliangi7162/
Malyonga7159/
Matlhage7153/
Mahalage7145/
Maliango7143/
Mailangi7142/
Maleango7141/
Melaugha7140/
Mahalagi7139/
Mailange7133/
Maislage7127/
Malanggi7123/
Mahlaghi7119/
Malangou7117/
Malagheh7116/
Malaghei7116/
Malagies7115/
Maulangi7115/
Mallange7112/
Mhalange7111/
Malahage7111/
Mahlangy7111/
Mollagas7110/
Malaguis719/
Maalangi718/
Malagich716/
Malaghos716/
Mealangi715/
Malanggo715/
Maulange715/
Moslagas715/
Matlokga715/
Malyange714/
Maliange714/
Malagitt713/
Malaguer713/
Mallasgo713/
Mhalangi712/
Mhalauge712/
Malhango712/
Mallagui712/
Mothlaga712/
Mallaggi712/
Magliago711/
Malyuiga711/
Mallagod711/
Maloonga711/
Maalango711/
Maitlage711/
Maillage711/
Malagouh711/
Malaguet711/
Malhouga711/
Malanghi711/
Malangoy711/
Malleega711/
Malongga711/
Maalange711/
Maleakge711/
Matlhoga711/
Mallagee711/
Mallagie711/
Mahalega711/
Molangai711/
Maalonga711/
Malogo674,461/
Melega671,930/
Malego67427/
Molagi67279/
Melago67239/
Malogi67183/
Molage67177/
Mologa6794/
Maloge6785/
Mallagoud6733/
Malaunggi6714/
Meilangga6714/
Mélega6711/
Molega679/
Mallongga679/
Mahalauge678/
Molago677/
Malaghoos674/
Moolagadd673/
Mallongah673/
Malllonga673/
Meloga672/
Malagejje671/
Mailageer671/
Maliogaud671/
Mhaislagi671/
Moilainga671/
Malahgueh671/
Mailaguer671/
Malougaya671/
Mèlega671/
Mallahage671/
Maliangou671/
Mahlanguj671/
Mallagues671/
Mallagher670/
Mattlager670/

Malaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malaga in the Oriya language
ମାଲଗାmalaga57.14
ମଲାଗାmalaga14.29
ମଲଗାmalaga14.29
ମାଲାଗାmalaga14.29
Malaga in the Marathi language
मलगाmalaga52.5
मालगाmalaga32.5
मळगाmalaga7.5
मेलगेmelage5
मलंगmalanga2.5
Malaga in the Hindi language
मालगााmalagaa40
मालगाmalaga40
मलगाmalaga20
Malaga in the Russian language
Малагаmalaga-
Malaga in the Arabic language
مالغاmalgha-

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