Malaquias Surname

14,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Malaquias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malaquias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil29,6801:7,213479
Angola5,3241:5,069714
Portugal1,1231:9,277815
Mexico7651:162,2564,840
Argentina2401:178,09814,936
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England141:3,979,861125,553
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

The alternate forms: Malaquías (3) are calculated separately.

Malaquias (9,337) may also be a first name.

Malaquias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malaquias occurs most in Brazil. It can be found as a variant: Malaquías. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaquias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,869th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 194,438 people. The surname Malaquias occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Malaquias reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 79 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 64,167th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 9,337 people.

The surname Malaquias is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 29,680 people, or 1 in 7,213. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 14 percent reside and Portugal, where 3 percent reside.

Malaquias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malaquias last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Malaquias earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,498 per year; in United States they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $52,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $45,019 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malaquias
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