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

The surname Malefant is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Maléfant. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

Malefant is the 2,047,559^th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Malefant occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Malefant reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Malefant is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 862,633. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 55 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 29 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Japan, where 2 percent are found.

Malefant Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Malefant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malefant surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.