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Where Does The Last Name Male Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Male (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻝ, Hindi: माले, Marathi: माळे, Oriya: ମାେଲ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Malé, Malè, Malê, Mâle or Málé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Male? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 10,759^th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 139,413 people. Male is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Male are found; 24 percent are found in South Asia and 21 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,369^th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 28,046 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 10,910 people, or 1 in 70,308. In India Male is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent are found, Telangana, where 30 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 26 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 134 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Male Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Male has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Male Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland and Muslim (60%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Male last name are 10.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Male earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning €22,499 per year; in Norway they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning 340,232 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.76% less than the national average, earning R 145,524 per year; in United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,147 CAD per year.