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

Male (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻝ, Hindi: माले, Marathi: माळे, Oriya: ମାେଲ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered 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 frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 139,413 people. This surname is primarily found 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 commonly used first name worldwide, held by 28,046 people.

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

Male Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Male has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Male surname increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 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 devotion of those holding the Male surname is primarily 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 Republicans than The US 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.