Malakis Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Malakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3321:33,3735,219
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Malakis (13) may also be a first name.

Malakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malakis (Hindi: मलकीस, Marathi: मलाकीस, Oriya: ମଲକିସ) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malakis is the 802,733rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Malakis reside; 96 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Malakis is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 33,373. In Greece it is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 46 percent reside, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 24 percent reside and Attica, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Greece this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 1 percent reside.

Malakis Last Name Statistics demography

Malakis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malakis in the Oriya language
ମଲକିସmalakisa-
Malakis in the Marathi language
मलाकीसmalakisa-
Malakis in the Hindi language
मलकीसmalakisa66.67
मलकिसmalakisa33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malakis
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