Malec Surname

30,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Malec Surname Definition:

(Polish) The little man.

Malec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland11,8441:3,209320
United States2,4281:149,28315,376
Czechia6781:15,6842,322
Canada3611:102,06511,068
France3481:190,87029,709
Slovakia2851:18,7242,874
Slovenia2281:10,9112,581
Germany1541:522,76344,015
England1521:366,56626,048
Croatia1431:29,5716,089
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Norway381:135,32317,347
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Austria301:283,84832,444
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Sweden251:393,87027,867
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Israel91:950,84857,975
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maleć936/
Maleč933/
Málec931/
Maleck913,925/
Malech91304/
Maleci91174/
Malecz91118/
Mahlec9138/
Mallec9132/
Maletc916/
Malecs915/
Maulec912/
Maleic912/
Malesc911/
Maleec911/
Maliec911/
Majlec911/
Malleck83746/
Maleche83354/
Malesci83248/
Mahalec8387/
Malecke8384/
Masleac8338/
Maileck8331/
Mayleck8327/
Masleck8318/
Maleick837/
Malecch835/
Maleich834/
Matleck834/
Mailech832/
Mallect832/
Masleyc831/
Mallech831/
Malesch831/
Maletch831/
Malieck831/
Majleci831/
Maletcz831/
Malgeck830/
Mealech830/
Malek80427,861/
Males8013,315/
Malic803,107/
Maleš801,604/
Maleq80700/
Malej80424/
Maleg80398/
Malez80123/
Malex80112/
Molec80108/
Mależ808/
Malež807/
Maleş805/
Malecová77257/
Mallesch7731/
Malecova7718/
Maletsch7711/
Mahlecke776/
Malehych774/
Maleache772/
M'Ailech771/
M'Aylech771/
Mmaileck771/
Maletche771/
Malleche771/
Mahleche771/
Malick7338,192/
Maleke738,766/
Malich737,676/
Malets734,955/
Mallek734,899/
Malike734,636/
Malesh732,501/
Maleek731,332/
Maletz731,310/
Malych73757/
Maalej73714/
Malles73480/
Mailes73434/
Mayles73424/
Mallic73271/
Maleas73271/
Maaleg73264/
Malici73232/
Malekh73223/
Maleeq73185/
Maslic73160/
Mallez73122/
Majlej73114/
Malerz73104/
Maslej7392/
Maules7391/
Malicz7388/
Moulec7383/
Maliek7381/
Malekz7381/
Malezh7378/
Malesz7373/
Maleig7368/
Meales7331/
Masleg7328/
Maleik7325/
Maileg7325/
Malekp7323/
Malejs7321/
Malleg7320/
Maalek7317/
Malequ7316/
Moleck7316/
Mailek7315/
Malees7313/
Mayleg7313/
Maleyx7312/
Malheg7312/
Maleis738/
Maleak736/
Malikc736/
Molecz735/
Malycz735/
Moleci735/
Mahlej734/
Maleyk734/
Maâlej734/
Maleix734/
Maulic734/
Mealeg734/
Hmalek734/
Mallex733/
Maylek733/
Maleqe733/
Maleug733/
Malhes733/
Maliez733/
Mahlez733/
Molezc732/
Majlek732/
Hmalic732/
Malgek732/
Mahlek732/
Mhalek731/
Matlek731/
Maulej731/
Malegh731/
Malejk731/
Mealex731/
Mahleg731/
Malezq731/
Mâalej731/
Maulez731/
Maalic731/
Majlic731/
Mahleç731/
Maledj731/
Maleić731/
Malicq731/
Malioc731/
Maliqe731/
Malyci731/
Malích731/
Molecs731/
Mallyc731/
Mallej731/
Mhalic731/
Maaleq731/
Maleuk731/
Malhek731/
Malekk731/
Mailez730/
Molech730/
Maulek730/
M'Mayleck718/
Maleckova715/
Maleczová713/
Mahailesc711/
Mallick67467,491/
Mallesh6713,308/
Maleque675,151/
Moullec671,077/
Mailhes67664/
Malique67622/
Mahlich67524/
Meileck67407/
Maulick67358/
Mahalek67273/
Maslich67240/
Mailles67230/
Malitse67192/
Malisch67190/
Mahlych67171/
Maslych67155/
Mahlees67153/
Mallike67141/
Malicke67119/
Malleis67102/
Malliek6797/
Mahalic6787/
Malayci6777/
Maillez6776/
Molleck6776/
Maliche6764/
Mallich6763/
Maligue6754/
Meilech6753/
Maleike6752/
Mayleas6743/
Maletse6741/
Mealick6737/
Maleksh6733/
Moileck6731/
Mailees6727/
Molesch6724/
Malleek6722/
Maleake6721/
Mailich6720/
Meyleuc6720/
Malleys6718/
Mailick6717/
Maslick6717/
Mallegg6717/
Maleesh6715/
Mallekh6714/
Maulesh6714/
Malletz6713/
Molecke6713/
Malaike6713/
Malegue6712/
Malikhe6712/
Majlich6711/
Maletke679/
Malysch678/
Malekhe678/
Mallikc677/
Mailesh677/
Mailegg677/
Malhees676/
Malleas676/
Mallici674/
Maloich674/
Malleyk674/
Mauleke674/
Malègue674/
Mahleis674/
Malaich673/
Maihlic673/
Mahyles673/
Malikck673/
Majlesh673/
Malheke673/
Malaick672/
Maalick672/
Moyleck672/
Malhesh672/
Mathlic672/
Maylick672/
Mahleik672/
Mahlick672/
Maihles672/
Malayke672/
Matlich672/
Maalesh672/
Malickt671/
Mahaleq671/
Majlici671/
Malaics671/
Mailiek671/
Mailleg671/
Mayleik671/
Maylich671/
Mauliek671/
Maulike671/
Malleik671/
Mallieg671/
Maleikh671/
Maleqhe671/
Malheis671/
Malicck671/
Malickk671/
Maliesh671/
Maliqhe671/
Moslech671/
Moleack671/
Mmalick671/
Maletze671/
Malhães671/
Maulaic671/
Maulics671/
Matlaic671/
Maileke671/
Mailike671/
Maleish671/
Maliesz671/
Mallees671/
Mealeke671/
Moïleck671/
Malleke671/
Mahlesh671/
Maleekh671/
Malheuk671/
Maleigh670/
Maslets670/
Malisck670/
Malicks670/

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