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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) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as: Malé, Malè, Malê, Mâle or Málé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 10,759^th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 139,413 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Male reside; 24 percent reside in South Asia and 21 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Male is also the 29,369^th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 28,046 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 10,910 people, or 1 in 70,308. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent live, Telangana, where 30 percent live and Maharashtra, where 26 percent live. Not including India Male is found in 134 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Male Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Male has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name 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 contracted 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Male Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Male surname are 10.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.