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 Political Affiliation
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Malas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malas (Arabic: ملص, Hindi: मलस, Marathi: मालस, Oriya: ମାଳସ, Russian: Малас) is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Malaś, Malaš or Malás. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,929th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 738,877 people. The last name Malas occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Malas reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Levant. Malas is also the 288,921st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 802 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 2,244 people, or 1 in 2,512. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: North Governorate, where 86 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 7 percent live and Akkar Governorate, where 4 percent live. Outside of Lebanon this surname is found in 73 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live.
Malas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Malas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 42,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Malas surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malas
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