Maletesta Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Maletesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maletesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1281:477,78749,484
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Maletesta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maletesta is found most in Italy. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maletesta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maletesta is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Maletesta reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Italic Europe.

It is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 477,787. In Italy it is most frequent in: Apulia, where 98 percent are found, Abruzzo, where 1 percent are found and Basilicata, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Italy Maletesta exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Maletesta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maletesta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maletesta last name grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maletesta Last Name Statistics demography

Maletesta earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malatesta8910,849/
Malitesta896/
Malattesta848/
Malatestta842/
Mallatesta841/
Malatista782/
Molatesta782/
Malatasta780/
Mallatesto740/
Malatistha740/
Maliteta711/
Malityta711/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Maletesta
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis