Malfa Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Greece

Malfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4251:143,89822,703
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Greece1021:108,62518,269
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Malfà (1) are calculated separately.

Malfa (253) may also be a first name.

Malfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malfa (Arabic: مالفا, Hindi: मलफा) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Malfà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 354,583rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Malfa are found; 41 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 560,146th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 253 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 143,898. In Italy Malfa is primarily found in: Sicily, where 56 percent reside, Piedmont, where 22 percent reside and Lombardy, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Italy this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Greece, where 10 percent reside.

Malfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malfa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malfa last name rose 32,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malfa surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malfa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.54% less than the national average, earning €19,358 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $24,024,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.26% more than the national average, earning $50,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 99.48% more than the national average, earning $99,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malfà931/
Malfaz91162/
Malfas91110/
Malfay9175/
Maulfa916/
Malfai912/
Malfat912/
Mailfa912/
Malfait833,363/
Mahalfa83100/
Malfatt8319/
Maulfah839/
Malfaia834/
Mailefa834/
Malfaus831/
Malfaid831/
Malfaut830/
Malfi803,275/
Molfa80289/
Malfe8052/
Malfy8046/
Malfo8013/
Malfè801/
Mailfait77244/
Maaylefa774/
Malfatts772/
Maulfait770/
Malfoy731,127/
Malfer73696/
Maalfi73138/
Malfet73130/
Malfoi7361/
Molfea7337/
Maulfi7324/
Malfit7321/
Malfei7314/
Malpha732/
Molfat732/
Malfoj732/
Malfot731/
Malfez731/
Malfou731/
Malfes731/
Malfeh731/
Malfey731/
Malfis731/
Malfois67105/
Malfout6763/
Malfeyt6746/
Mailfer6741/
Malfouj674/
Malfouh673/
Malphat672/
Moolfai671/
Malfeit671/
Mahalfi671/
Maulfer671/
Malffer671/
Malferr671/
Mahalva671/
Malfest670/
Malphas670/

Malfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malfa in the Hindi language
मलफाmalapha50
माल्फाmalpha25
मल्फाmalpha25
Malfa in the Arabic language
مالفاmalfa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malfa
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