Malak Surname

7,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Malak Surname User-submission:

It means 'angel' in the Arabic language.

Malak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt34,7181:2,648365
Pakistan8,2311:21,7041,206
Morocco5,7251:6,022720
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
India4,9831:153,9369,677
Bangladesh4,8661:32,7492,063
Poland2,2201:17,1212,527
Saudi Arabia2,0271:15,2222,105
Turkey1,8351:42,4094,344
United States1,5941:227,39021,965
Kenya5841:79,0757,335
Lebanon4461:12,6391,801
Iraq3201:109,4433,199
Indonesia2931:451,36237,513
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Israel2481:34,5074,823
Jordan2421:36,5394,248
Iran2371:323,97722,300
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Canada1901:193,92419,047
England1901:293,25322,497
France1841:360,99353,985
Germany1701:473,56241,271
Belgium1341:85,79613,407
Afghanistan1221:263,5514,384
United Arab Emirates1141:80,3717,328
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Palestine1051:43,3224,780
Sweden991:99,4627,215
Belarus991:95,97014,773
Tunisia881:6,9391,156
Australia791:341,71828,950
Qatar691:34,1743,607
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Austria471:181,17923,261
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Syria261:742,3476,033
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Greece231:481,73061,288
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Libya91:693,7751,982
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Oman71:526,8535,771
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Wales41:773,63329,106
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Malák (359) are calculated separately.

Malak (264,178) may also be a first name.

Malak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'angel' in the Arabic language.

- malak851

Malak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malak (Arabic: مللك, Bengali: মালেক, Georgian: მალაკ, Hindi: मलक, Marathi: मलक, Oriya: ମଳକ, Russian: Малак) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Malák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,403rd most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 94,873 people. The surname Malak is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Malak are found; 53 percent are found in North Africa and 45 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Malak is also the 3,994th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 264,178 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 34,718 people, or 1 in 2,648. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.

Malak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malak surname expanded 3,795 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Druze (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Malak last name are 3.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malák93359/
Mallak912,622/
Malack912,490/
Malakh912,342/
Mailak911,798/
Malake911,653/
Maalak91979/
Malaak91385/
Malaik91155/
Maliak91100/
Malyak9163/
Maulak9139/
Majlak9128/
Malakz9121/
Malakk9119/
Maylak918/
Maleak916/
Malask915/
Mahlak914/
Malauk912/
Malgak912/
Mealak911/
Mmalak911/
Malakc911/
Matlack831,943/
Masliak831,323/
Mahalak83573/
Mallakh83471/
Matliak83277/
Malaske83151/
Mallack8386/
Maliake8384/
Mailake8360/
Maslack8358/
Maylack8342/
Matlyak8338/
Malliak8324/
Maleake8321/
Mallaik8318/
Mailakh8316/
Mayslak8315/
Mallakk8314/
Malaike8313/
Maulakh8312/
Malaikh8311/
Malahak8310/
Mhalake839/
Malaakh839/
Mallake838/
Malakhe838/
Malyack837/
Mahlack836/
Malakke834/
Maliack834/
Maalaak834/
Maillak833/
Maslaks833/
Malaukh833/
Malaick832/
Malauke832/
Malhack832/
Maylakh832/
Mahlakh832/
Malayke832/
Maslakh832/
Malacke831/
Mahlakg831/
Mhalack831/
Malashk831/
Malaayk831/
Mallayk830/
Mattlak830/
Malok8015,534/
Melak8011,477/
Molak801,939/
Malaq801,145/
Malag801,022/
Malac80920/
Malax8025/
Malakova77632/
Mathlake77138/
Maslaňák7740/
Mallaick7717/
Maslaňak7715/
Malaková7712/
Mahlauke778/
Mahalaik777/
Maslauke777/
Maliacke777/
Mahailak775/
Mahalake775/
Mahallak775/
Malliack774/
Mahaliak774/
Maulahak773/
Mattlack771/
Matlacks771/
Matlaake771/
Mahlakke771/
Mmahlake771/
Malaiske771/
Mallaike770/
Malook7324,175/
Maslax73933/
Meilak73922/
Malouk73837/
Maloke73684/
Melack73671/
Molake73583/
Mallok73416/
Maslák73294/
Melakh73245/
Malyok73177/
Maslok73148/
Maslag73126/
Maalag73126/
Matlag7390/
Malock7387/
Mollak7384/
Mallac7378/
Moulak7355/
Hmelak7352/
Molack7346/
Meylak7345/
Meelak7344/
Melaik7330/
Maleik7325/
Malaaq7322/
Malhag7321/
Moilak7320/
Malagh7318/
Malhaq7318/
Maliok7317/
Maulaq7317/
Maliag7315/
Molyak7314/
Mallák7311/
Melhak739/
Maalac738/
Muilak737/
Malokh737/
Malgac736/
Mahlaq736/
Malahc736/
Mailok735/
Maleyk734/
Mallag734/
Maylok734/
Malaig734/
Mealag734/
Meleak734/
Meliak733/
Malaqe733/
Maliac733/
Matlac733/
Maluok733/
Malyag733/
Malaag733/
Mallax732/
Maulok732/
Maloik732/
Majlák732/
Maalok732/
Malagg731/
Mailag731/
Majlaq731/
Malaiq731/
Mahlok731/
Malaug731/
Malaqh731/
Malaqu731/
Meulak731/
Mhalag731/
Mhalok731/
Moolak731/
Malaxs731/
Malgag731/
Mallaq731/
Molakh731/
Malahq731/
Maleuk731/
Maalaq731/
Malosk730/
Malakhova7140,710/
Malyakova71201/
Mallahaik7127/
Malaykova7125/
Malacková7119/
Malahakch719/
Maliaková715/
Malaikova714/
Maylakova713/
Mahalatkh712/
Mailakgue712/
Malackova712/
Maullahak711/
M'Haliake711/
Mallaková711/
Malyaková711/
Mallouk674,143/
Malaque673,889/
Mallock67276/
Motlakh67230/
Malotke67154/
Meylakh67146/
Maslock6789/
Malague6776/
Meilakh6770/
Maylock6759/
Mahlock6755/
Maleike6752/
Mallaug6744/
Maloukh6743/
Mallagh6742/
Melyakh6742/
Maillac6742/
Masleac6738/
Malaugh6730/
Mollack6727/
Mahlouk6724/
Matlokh6722/
Masloke6719/
Malliac6717/
Mohylak6716/
Maslagh6715/
Maalhaq6713/
Malaukhova6710/
Mahalag679/
Moulhak679/
Meilack678/
Mallook678/
Mahalac678/
Maleick677/
Malliok677/
Maleaux677/
Maslokh676/
Malahaq676/
Mahalok675/
Mallakhova674/
Maylaux674/
Malleyk674/
Mollakh674/
Maliackova674/
Malhouk674/
Maalaaq674/
Malouke673/
Molliak673/
Malyakhova672/
Moslyak672/
Moulaik672/
Maullag672/
Mahleik672/
Melaick672/
Molakhe672/
Moulakh672/
Maloock672/
Malouck672/
Moolake672/
Mooleak672/
Magliac671/
Mahliag671/
Malaaig671/
Malaics671/
Mayleik671/
Matlagh671/
Mallaig671/
Malleik671/
Maleikh671/
Malhock671/
Meylaks671/
Meylyak671/
Molacke671/
Mollaik671/
Maalouk671/
Malahag671/
Maloukk671/
Maulaic671/
Maslaax671/
Matlaic671/
Maalagh671/
Mahalaukhe671/
Mailouk671/
Malooks671/
Moullak671/
Mhalaqe671/
Malhagh671/
Maslook671/
Malheuk671/
Malookh671/
Malookq671/
Maliagh670/
Meilake670/
Mealock670/

Malak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malak in the Georgian language
მალაკmalak-
Malak in the Marathi language
मलकmalaka76.32
मालकmalaka20.63
मळकmalaka0.68
माळकmalaka0.32
मिलकmilaka0.22
लकlaka0.16
मलीकmalika0.14
मलाकmalaka0.11
गालकgalaka0.05
मालाकmalaka0.05
मालनmalana0.03
मलयाmalaya0.03
Malak in the Hindi language
मलकmalaka62.13
मालकmalaka34.93
मालकाmalaka1.84
मलाकmalaka1.1
Malak in the Bengali language
মালেকmaleka42.86
মলকmalaka28.57
মালাকmalaka14.29
মালকmalaka14.29
Malak in the Oriya language
ମଳକmalaka30.91
ମାଲକmalaka30.91
ମଲକmalaka21.82
ମଲାକmalaka3.64
ମଳିକmalika3.64
ମାଳକmalaka1.82
ମାଲାକmalaka1.82
ମଲୀକmalika1.82
ମାେଲକ୍maelak1.82
ମଳାକmalaka1.82
Malak in the Russian language
Малакmalak-
Malak in the Arabic language
مللكmllk-
ملاّكmlak-
ملآكmlak-
ملاكmlak-

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