View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Malan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Malan (Arabic: ملعان, Bengali: মালন, Hindi: मलन, Marathi: मालन, Oriya: ମାଲନ, Russian: Малан) occurs most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms: Mălan or Malán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 10,299^th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 133,337 people. The surname Malan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Malan live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malan is also the 8,992^nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 114,476 people.

Malan is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 17,111 people, or 1 in 3,166. In South Africa Malan is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 99 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.

Malan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Malan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malan surname rose 1,149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 735 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Malan surname are 20.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Malan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.09% more than the national average, earning R 401,820 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $40,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,931 CAD per year.