Malakas Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Malakas Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'someone who is being a waker' in Greek. Mostly used in a friendly way.

Malakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2451:413,21752,359
India271:28,409,829361,298
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Lithuania111:275,87215,925
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Malakas (120) may also be a first name.

Malakas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'someone who is being a waker' in Greek. Mostly used in a friendly way.

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Malakas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malakas (Hindi: मलकसा, Marathi: मलकास, Oriya: ମାଲକାସ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 839,220th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Malakas reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 852,104th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 120 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 413,217. In The Philippines Malakas is most numerous in: Mimaropa, where 33 percent live, National Capital Region, where 23 percent live and Calabarzon, where 16 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Malakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malakas surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Malakas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malakas in the Hindi language
मलकसाmalakasa-
Malakas in the Oriya language
ମାଲକାସmalakasa-
Malakas in the Marathi language
मलकासmalakasa66.67
मालकासmalakasa16.67
मलकसmalakasa16.67

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