Malcel Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malcel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2961:178,85715,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malcel (40) may also be a first name.

Malcel Last Name Facts

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

Malcel occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malcel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malcel are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malcel is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 40 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 178,857. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Malcel occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malciel924/
Malchel922/
Malckiel861/
Malkel834/
Malsel834/
Malcil831/
Malgel830/
Malkiel77496/
Malchil773/
Malziel772/
Maltzel772/
Malesil772/
Malzl7375/
Molcl731/
Malkl731/
Mahlıclı711/
Malgil67347/
Malkil6726/
Malsil671/
Molkel671/
Malkiol624/
Malkleh621/
Meilsel621/
Mallqul621/
Masilkl621/
Molzl554/
Molkl551/
Molsil504/
Moslsl504/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Malcel
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