Malalag Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Malalag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malalag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1211:836,68078,497
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Malalag (12) may also be a first name.

Malalag Last Name Facts

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

Malalag occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malalag? popularity and diffusion

Malalag is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Malalag occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Malalag reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Malalag is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 836,680. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 74 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 16 percent are found and Davao Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it occurs in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malalak866/
Malalog862/
Malailak8061/
Mailalak804/
Malalaiq801/
Motlalag801/
Malalake801/
Mailalhaq7517/
Mahalalak751/
Malailack751/
Malelak712,127/
Malalok718/
Molalak711/
Malolake671/
Moolalak671/
Maloulack631/
Malolok574/
Maloloc571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Malalag
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