Malec Surname
Approximately 17,251 people bear this surname
Malec Surname Definition:
(Polish) The little man.
Malec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 11,844 | 1:3,209 | 320 |
| United States | 2,428 | 1:149,283 | 15,376 |
| Czechia | 678 | 1:15,684 | 2,322 |
| Canada | 361 | 1:102,065 | 11,068 |
| France | 348 | 1:190,870 | 29,709 |
| Slovakia | 285 | 1:18,724 | 2,874 |
| Slovenia | 228 | 1:10,911 | 2,581 |
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| England | 152 | 1:366,566 | 26,048 |
| Croatia | 143 | 1:29,571 | 6,089 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Thailand | 82 | 1:861,443 | 136,584 |
| Denmark | 69 | 1:81,807 | 7,949 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Maleć (6), Maleč (3) & Málec (1) are calculated separately.
Malec (61) may also be a first name.
Malec Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) The little man.
Malec Demographics
Average Malec Salary in
United States
$45,653 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malec occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Maleć, Maleč or Málec. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malec? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,955th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 422,442 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Malec live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Malec is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 61 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 11,844 people, or 1 in 3,209. Besides Poland this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.
Malec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Malec has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 18,677 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Malec Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Malec last name are 10.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.17% registered with the party.
The amount Malec earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning 254,123 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning R 256,824 per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,324 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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