Malas Surname
Approximately 9,863 people bear this surname
Malas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2,244 | 1:2,512 | 473 |
| India | 1,732 | 1:442,878 | 22,948 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,670 | 1:18,477 | 2,561 |
| Vanuatu | 905 | 1:291 | 42 |
| United States | 421 | 1:860,948 | 65,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 405 | 1:20,133 | 2,120 |
| Jordan | 365 | 1:24,226 | 3,329 |
| Turkey | 200 | 1:389,107 | 23,837 |
| United Arab Emirates | 192 | 1:47,720 | 4,846 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Syria | 170 | 1:113,535 | 3,482 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Yemen | 110 | 1:240,230 | 9,114 |
| Philippines | 103 | 1:982,895 | 85,295 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Cyprus | 67 | 1:13,207 | 1,526 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Ecuador | 44 | 1:361,496 | 9,599 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Malaś (12), Malaš (4) & Malás (1) are calculated separately.
Malas (802) may also be a first name.
Malas Demographics
Malas Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Malas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malas (Arabic: ملص, Hindi: मलस, Marathi: मालस, Oriya: ମାଳସ, Russian: Малас) is found most frequently in Lebanon. It may occur as: Malaś, Malaš or Malás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malas? popularity and diffusion
Malas is the 51,929th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 738,877 people. Malas is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Malas are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 28 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 288,921st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 802 people.
The surname Malas is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 2,244 people, or 1 in 2,512. In Lebanon Malas is mostly concentrated in: North Governorate, where 86 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 7 percent live and Akkar Governorate, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Lebanon Malas exists in 73 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.
Malas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Malas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 42,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Malas last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Malas are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Malas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.56% less than the national average, earning R 20,064 per year; in United States they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $50,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning $62,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malas in the Marathi language | ||
| मालस | malasa | 88.1 |
| मलास | malasa | 7.14 |
| माळस | malasa | 3.81 |
| Malas in the Hindi language | ||
| मलस | malasa | 57.14 |
| मालसा | malasa | 14.29 |
| मालस | malasa | 14.29 |
| माला | mala | 14.29 |
| Malas in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଳସ | malasa | 50 |
| ମଳାସ | malasa | 50 |
| Malas in the Russian language | ||
| Малас | malas | - |
| Malas in the Arabic language | ||
| ملص | mls | - |
| مالصه | malsh | - |
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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 Malas
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