Malaga Surname
Approximately 20,641 people bear this surname
Malaga Surname User-submission:
Málaga, a city in southern Spain.
Malaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5,849 | 1:21,222 | 1,598 |
| Peru | 4,315 | 1:7,366 | 1,114 |
| Philippines | 4,273 | 1:23,693 | 3,121 |
| Argentina | 1,078 | 1:39,651 | 3,327 |
| Spain | 884 | 1:52,887 | 4,895 |
| Bolivia | 731 | 1:14,523 | 1,387 |
| Poland | 545 | 1:69,741 | 10,939 |
| United States | 540 | 1:671,220 | 53,500 |
| Papua New Guinea | 396 | 1:20,590 | 2,177 |
| Ecuador | 314 | 1:50,656 | 4,759 |
| India | 273 | 1:2,809,763 | 86,205 |
| Venezuela | 182 | 1:165,956 | 4,925 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| France | 153 | 1:434,135 | 62,815 |
| Indonesia | 133 | 1:994,355 | 72,948 |
| Colombia | 128 | 1:373,235 | 6,241 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| American Samoa | 55 | 1:1,014 | 133 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
The alternate forms: Málaga (146) & Màlaga (9) are calculated separately.
Malaga (436) may also be a first name.
Malaga Surname Meaning
Malaga Demographics
Average Male Malaga Height
174.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Malaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malaga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲଗା | malaga | 57.14 |
| ମଲାଗା | malaga | 14.29 |
| ମଲଗା | malaga | 14.29 |
| ମାଲାଗା | malaga | 14.29 |
| Malaga in the Marathi language | ||
| मलगा | malaga | 52.5 |
| मालगा | malaga | 32.5 |
| मळगा | malaga | 7.5 |
| मेलगे | melage | 5 |
| मलंग | malanga | 2.5 |
| Malaga in the Hindi language | ||
| मालगाा | malagaa | 40 |
| मालगा | malaga | 40 |
| मलगा | malaga | 20 |
| Malaga in the Russian language | ||
| Малага | malaga | - |
| Malaga in the Arabic language | ||
| مالغا | malgha | - |
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