Malefyt Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Malefyt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefyt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Malefyt (10) may also be a first name.

Malefyt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malefyt occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefyt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malefyt is the 1,649,806th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Malefyt are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Malefyt is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States Malefyt is most numerous in: Michigan, where 20 percent are found, New Jersey, where 19 percent are found and Hawaii, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Malefyt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malefyt surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.

Malefyt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,498 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malefet863/
Malefoy861/
Mallefeydt821/
Malefijt8022/
Mallefet8011/
Malefete801/
Malefe77189/
Malefi7764/
Malefa7758/
Molefy771/
Maillefet7512/
Mallefait752/
Mailefa714/
'Malefa713/
Maleufi711/
Mahlefa711/
Malefeu711/
Malefoa711/
Malefaa711/
Majlefa711/
Maulefe711/
Malifete675/
Maaylefa674/
Maledfai671/
Mahalefe671/
Malefiea671/
Maliefeh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Malefyt
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