Maleks Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Maleks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maleks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Maleks (15) may also be a first name.

Maleks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maleks (Arabic: ماليكس, Marathi: मलेक्स, Russian: Малекс) is found most in Russia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maleks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Maleks are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Maleks is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 42 percent reside, Bryansk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maleksh9233/
Malekse922/
Maleeks922/
Malecks921/
Maliks8386/
Malekz8381/
Malaks836/
Malecs835/
Meleks834/
Malyks832/
Malikse77204/
Malikst7729/
Malliks773/
Malikks771/
Malisks771/
Malaksh771/
Malecse771/
Malicks770/
Malex73112/
Mallicks711/
Mallocks711/
Mahalaks711/
Maliksch710/
Maleux67148/
Malakz6721/
Maleyx6712/
Maligs674/
Maleix674/
Mallex673/
Meliks673/
Moloks672/
Malikz672/
Maļiks671/
Malixe671/
Maliex671/
Molaks671/
Molecs671/
Malaxs671/
Mealex671/
Mattlicks671/
Mahalaksh671/

Maleks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maleks in the Marathi language
मलेक्सmaleksa-
Maleks in the Russian language
Малексmaleks-
Maleks in the Arabic language
ماليكسmalyks-

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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 Maleks
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