Malak Surname
Approximately 76,814 people bear this surname
Malak Surname User-submission:
It means 'angel' in the Arabic language.
Malak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 34,718 | 1:2,648 | 365 |
| Pakistan | 8,231 | 1:21,704 | 1,206 |
| Morocco | 5,725 | 1:6,022 | 720 |
| South Sudan | 5,284 | 1:2,160 | 418 |
| India | 4,983 | 1:153,936 | 9,677 |
| Bangladesh | 4,866 | 1:32,749 | 2,063 |
| Poland | 2,220 | 1:17,121 | 2,527 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,027 | 1:15,222 | 2,105 |
| Turkey | 1,835 | 1:42,409 | 4,344 |
| United States | 1,594 | 1:227,390 | 21,965 |
| Kenya | 584 | 1:79,075 | 7,335 |
| Lebanon | 446 | 1:12,639 | 1,801 |
| Iraq | 320 | 1:109,443 | 3,199 |
| Indonesia | 293 | 1:451,362 | 37,513 |
| Algeria | 290 | 1:133,212 | 18,129 |
| Israel | 248 | 1:34,507 | 4,823 |
| Jordan | 242 | 1:36,539 | 4,248 |
| Iran | 237 | 1:323,977 | 22,300 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Canada | 190 | 1:193,924 | 19,047 |
| England | 190 | 1:293,253 | 22,497 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| Germany | 170 | 1:473,562 | 41,271 |
| Belgium | 134 | 1:85,796 | 13,407 |
| Afghanistan | 122 | 1:263,551 | 4,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 114 | 1:80,371 | 7,328 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Palestine | 105 | 1:43,322 | 4,780 |
| Sweden | 99 | 1:99,462 | 7,215 |
| Belarus | 99 | 1:95,970 | 14,773 |
| Tunisia | 88 | 1:6,939 | 1,156 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Qatar | 69 | 1:34,174 | 3,607 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Syria | 26 | 1:742,347 | 6,033 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
The alternate forms: Malák (359) are calculated separately.
Malak (264,178) may also be a first name.
Malak Surname Meaning
Malak Demographics
Average Male Malak Height
173.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Malak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malak (Arabic: مللك, Bengali: মালেক, Georgian: მალაკ, Hindi: मलक, Marathi: मलक, Oriya: ମଳକ, Russian: Малак) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Malák. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malak is the 7,403rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 94,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Malak reside; 53 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Malak is also the 3,994th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 264,178 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 34,718 people, or 1 in 2,648. Apart from Egypt Malak occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.
Malak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Malak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malak surname grew 3,795 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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 Democrats than the national average, with 50.13% registered with the 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
Malak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malak in the Georgian language | ||
| მალაკ | malak | - |
| Malak in the Marathi language | ||
| मलक | malaka | 76.32 |
| मालक | malaka | 20.63 |
| मळक | malaka | 0.68 |
| माळक | malaka | 0.32 |
| मिलक | milaka | 0.22 |
| लक | laka | 0.16 |
| मलीक | malika | 0.14 |
| मलाक | malaka | 0.11 |
| गालक | galaka | 0.05 |
| मालाक | malaka | 0.05 |
| मालन | malana | 0.03 |
| मलया | malaya | 0.03 |
| Malak in the Hindi language | ||
| मलक | malaka | 62.13 |
| मालक | malaka | 34.93 |
| मालका | malaka | 1.84 |
| मलाक | malaka | 1.1 |
| Malak in the Bengali language | ||
| মালেক | maleka | 42.86 |
| মলক | malaka | 28.57 |
| মালাক | malaka | 14.29 |
| মালক | malaka | 14.29 |
| Malak in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଳକ | malaka | 30.91 |
| ମାଲକ | malaka | 30.91 |
| ମଲକ | malaka | 21.82 |
| ମଲାକ | malaka | 3.64 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 3.64 |
| ମାଳକ | malaka | 1.82 |
| ମାଲାକ | malaka | 1.82 |
| ମଲୀକ | malika | 1.82 |
| ମାେଲକ୍ | maelak | 1.82 |
| ମଳାକ | malaka | 1.82 |
| Malak in the Russian language | ||
| Малак | malak | - |
| Malak in the Arabic language | ||
| مللك | mllk | - |
| ملاّك | mlak | - |
| ملآك | mlak | - |
| ملاك | mlak | - |
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