Malchow Surname

124,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Palau

Malchow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malchow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9561:41,1585,415
United States1,4151:256,15524,256
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Denmark661:85,5268,263
Israel631:135,83514,591
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Malchow (10) may also be a first name.

Malchow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malchow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malchow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,260th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,985,707 people. Malchow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Malchow reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Malchow is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,956 people, or 1 in 41,158. In Germany it is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 26 percent reside, Berlin, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany Malchow exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Malchow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Malchow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malchow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Malchow are 28.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.27% registered with the party.

The amount Malchow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $47,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malcow9217/
Malchov8651/
Molchow861/
Melchow861/
Malchaw860/
Malcohw860/
Malchoff80129/
Malchova8069/
Malchaws800/
Malcov77216/
Malzow778/
Malcof772/
Malsow772/
Malcoff7154/
Malkhov7124/
Malshov718/
Melchov714/
Malchav711/
Malchuv711/
Malshaw710/
Maleshov6746/
Malkhova6722/
Malshova6710/
Molchoev676/
Molchova671/

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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
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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 Malchow
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