Malatesta Surname

47,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Malatesta Surname User-submission:

The literal, English translation of malatesta is 'bad head'. It is also Italian slang for 'stubborn'.

Malatesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,8721:10,4151,590
United States1,9781:183,24518,281
Argentina7801:54,7994,614
Brazil5001:428,14916,254
France3761:176,65627,509
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Peru2331:136,4137,580
Chile2211:79,7133,178
Greece1101:100,72516,923
Australia1071:252,29623,217
England551:1,013,05650,089
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Colombia501:955,4819,064
Spain471:994,72437,216
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
San Marino11:33,214932
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Malatesta (55) may also be a first name.

Malatesta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The literal, English translation of malatesta is 'bad head'. It is also Italian slang for 'stubborn'.

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Malatesta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malatesta occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malatesta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malatesta is the 47,658th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 671,725 people. The surname Malatesta is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Malatesta are found; 55 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent are found in Italic Europe. Malatesta is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 55 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 5,872 people, or 1 in 10,415. In Italy Malatesta is most numerous in: Lazio, where 24 percent live, Abruzzo, where 17 percent live and Liguria, where 15 percent live. Besides Italy it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Malatesta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malatesta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malatesta last name rose 2,504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malatesta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malatesta surname are 7.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Malatesta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning €29,353 per year; in Peru they earn 41.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,497 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning $16,413,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $51,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $61,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malatestas95171/
Malattesta958/
Malastesta952/
Malatestta952/
Mallatesta951/
Malatesti89269/
Malateste89189/
Maletesta89139/
Malatista892/
Molatesta892/
Malasteta891/
Malatasta890/
Malatetash841/
Mallatesto840/
Malatistha840/
Malatyto710/

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