Malefijt Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Denmark

Malefijt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefijt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Denmark71:806,38843,211

Malefijt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malefijt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Malefijt is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Malefijt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefijt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malefijt is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Malefijt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Malefijt live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Malefijt is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 93 percent live and North Holland, where 7 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Malefijt occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 32 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallefait822/
Malefyt80121/
Malefet803/
Mallefet7511/
Malefete751/
Mollefait7120/
Maillefet7112/
Malafet6725/
Mallefeydt671/
Malaphet6318/
Malifete635/
Moilifit631/
Malaiphet59161/
Malaiphit599/
Malifethe595/
Malayphet592/
Maalaphet591/
Maillefaud56326/
Malaypheth562/
Malifaud5035/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malefijt
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