Malapetsa Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Malapetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malapetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1171:94,69915,986
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malapetsa Last Name Facts

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

Malapetsa is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malapetsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Malapetsa live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 94,699. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 44 percent are found, Ionian Islands, where 40 percent are found and Western Greece, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malapetsas95206/
Malapetsi891/
Malapetsis842/
Mhalapitsa841/
Malapadshah706/
Molopetsi6717/
Mallapaza671/
Molapitsi671/
Malapechhi632/
Mollapaza56387/
Mohlapiso56176/
Molleapaza531,081/

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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 Malapetsa
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