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
Malak Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
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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