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 is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malchow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malchow is the 124,260th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,985,707 people. The last name Malchow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Malchow live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,956 people, or 1 in 41,158. In Germany Malchow is most common in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 26 percent reside, Berlin, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Malchow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malchow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malchow last name rose 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malchow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malchow last name are 28.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.27% being registered to vote for 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malchow
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