Malchas Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malchas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malchas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Malchas (18) may also be a first name.

Malchas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malchas is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malchas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malchas is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Malchas reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Malchas is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Malchas exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 17 percent are found and Ukraine, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malcha9234/
Malcas9213/
Malchau86362/
Malcaus8642/
Malchos8621/
Malkhas8613/
Melchas869/
Malchat861/
Malchah861/
Malca8314,692/
Malchausse8226/
Malchasova821/
Malchose8040/
Malkhase808/
Mallchha804/
Melchash804/
Malchaux801/
Malchoss801/
Mallchau801/
Malsha77663/
Malcos77273/
Malcho77237/
Malkha7738/
Mallca7711/
Malcea778/
Maljas776/
Malhha773/
Malcay771/
Malzha771/
Malhza771/
Malsas771/
Malcheaux758/
Mealchous750/
Malesha71811/
Malzach7195/
Malezas7130/
Malshah7124/
Malkhaz7113/
Malczos7110/
Molchos716/
Molchai716/
Malcahy714/
Maltsas714/
Malkhay711/
Moolcha711/
Moilcha711/
Maldzha711/
Malesas711/
Mhalhha711/
Malsach711/
Malzaha711/
Mailkha711/
Malehsa711/
Malco673,084/
Mallesha671,287/
Malja67852/
Malza67294/
Malsa67166/
Moolchai67132/
Maleshaj6769/
Malso6720/
Malça6718/
Maleshah6711/
Moolchat678/
Malessas674/
Molca673/
Maleshai672/
Maslesha672/
Mailekha671/
Malzeaus671/
Mahaleso671/
Malehsea671/
Malcahey671/
Mahalsad671/
Malcheix671/
Malcò671/
Malcó671/
Maleshad671/
Maltrzas671/
Mailgias671/
Mailchoo671/
Melchois670/

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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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  • 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 Malchas
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