Malcomess Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Malcomess Surname Definition:

From medieval Latinised version of Malcolm (q.v.) (Melcalmus).

Malcomess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889

Malcomess (43) may also be a first name.

Malcomess Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From medieval Latinised version of Malcolm (q.v.) (Melcalmus).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Malcomess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malcomess is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malcomess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Malcomess occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Malcomess are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 43 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Western Cape, where 24 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Malcomess Last Name Statistics demography

Malcomess earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.66% more than the national average, earning R 334,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malcomes941/
Malkomess891/
Malcome88124/
Malkomes82176/
Malcomeß828/
Malkemes71146/
Malkames7158/
Malcouma7113/
Moolcome715/
Malkomeß711/
Malkumese6718/
Malcami63122/
Malkouma59642/
Moolkome594/
Maglikame561/
Malkami5039/
Malkamy506/
Malkama504/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malcomess
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