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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 found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Malé, Malè, Malê, Mâle or Málé. For other potential spellings of Male click here.

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

The surname Male is the 10,759^th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 139,413 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Male reside; 24 percent reside in South Asia and 21 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,369^th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 28,046 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 10,910 people, or 1 in 70,308. In India Male is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent are found, Telangana, where 30 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 26 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 134 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Male Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Male Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Male surname is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland and Muslim (60%) in Kenya.

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