Malin Surname

24,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Malin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mallin' from Mary, nick. Mall, diminutive Mall-in or Malin; compare Robin, Colin, Perrin, Gibbin. Molly is always Mally in the Ulverston parish registers to the close of last century; compare.

Read More About This Surname

Malin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5961:64,7717,569
Somalia4,0191:3,347317
England2,0631:27,0083,684
Russia1,8611:77,4449,880
Guatemala1,1411:14,0951,332
Finland1,0431:5,270838
France8151:81,50011,542
Nepal6601:43,1531,392
India6101:1,257,48449,869
Philippines5521:183,40329,438
Australia4391:61,4947,426
Austria3921:21,7233,416
Canada3811:96,70810,530
Italy3631:168,47625,567
Indonesia2651:499,05440,843
Norway1401:36,7315,190
Malaysia1251:235,95413,459
Romania1091:184,20118,730
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Liechtenstein901:42669
Taiwan881:266,4182,209
Kazakhstan841:210,50619,350
Germany831:969,94567,438
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Argentina731:585,52641,795
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Mauritius541:23,9524,937
Lithuania531:57,2568,920
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Latvia421:48,8117,408
Israel411:208,72320,048
Wales411:75,4766,450
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Moldova201:178,06817,570
China181:75,962,3094,162
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9691:25,1553,474
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7751:64,7987,061

The alternate forms: Mălin (12) & Malín (9) are calculated separately.

Malin (85,650) may also be a first name.

Malin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mallin' from Mary, nick. Mall, diminutive Mall-in or Malin; compare Robin, Colin, Perrin, Gibbin. Molly is always Mally in the Ulverston parish registers to the close of last century; compare.

'Mall, or Maria Frears, of Ulverstone,' 1624: Lancashire Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond.

Malyna de Acstede, Kent, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Peter Maghlaynsone, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III.

Malyn de Went, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertas Malyn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Malynson, 1379: ibid.

Richard Malynson, 1379: ibid.

Beatrix Malyn, doghter, 1379: ibid.

Malin Gogun, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Malin' ad Ecclesiam, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1655. Buried — Thomas Malin: St. Thomas the Apostle.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Malin'; v. Mallinson.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hike Molly, a double diminutive of Mary, also of Matilda [v. under Malkin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Polish) Dweller where raspberries grew; one who came from Malinowo, in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) From Malin, a town near Kiev in the Ukraine.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Probably from the town of Malines, in Belgium.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Oxfordshire Malins may perhaps derive their name from Mailing, a Kentish as well as a Sussex parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Malin Last Name Facts

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

Malin (Arabic: مالين, Bengali: মলিন, Georgian: მალინი, Hindi: मालिन, Marathi: मलीन, Oriya: ମାଲିନ, Russian: Малин) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Mălin or Malín. For other potential spellings of Malin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,237th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 326,415 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Malin are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 11,676th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 85,650 people.

The last name Malin is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,596 people, or 1 in 64,771. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 18 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Malin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malin last name rose 722 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 173 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Malin surname are 5.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Malin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.23% less than the national average, earning 279,544 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.96% more than the national average, earning R 301,704 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $26,003,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.68% more than the national average, earning $47,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $51,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mălin9312/
Malín939/
Malina9120,125/
Maalin919,928/
Maling917,155/
Maslin913,884/
Mallin912,885/
Malgin912,324/
Mahlin912,087/
Maylin911,503/
Matlin911,082/
Maulin91737/
Malhin91547/
Malion91323/
Mealin91257/
Maglin91257/
Mailin91226/
Malien91147/
Majlin9143/
Malinn9138/
Maelin9124/
Maluin9112/
Malind918/
Mhalin914/
Mali'n914/
Mmalin911/
Ma'lin911/
Maílin911/
Malimn911/
Maln8932/
Maulina838,640/
Maulion832,812/
Mealing832,041/
Ma'alin832,017/
Malling831,718/
Mallina83993/
Mallion83787/
Mattlin83552/
Mathlin83515/
Maylina83495/
Mailina83443/
Mailing83427/
Mallien83384/
Maislin83315/
Masling83280/
Mayling83279/
Matling83246/
Mahalin83232/
Maullin83196/
Majling83157/
Mailion8377/
Maalinn8353/
Meallin8343/
Maulien8337/
Mayslin8332/
Maslink8327/
Maitlin8324/
Mauling8320/
Maaling8317/
Mailind8316/
Maillin8316/
Mgalina8311/
Maalina837/
Mealion834/
Mealina832/
Majlina832/
Malingh832/
Maylion832/
Mailien831/
Mayglin831/
Maylind831/
Maulgin831/
Maulhin831/
Maulihn831/
Matlind831/
Mealind831/
Mealint831/
Mgallin831/
Mauglin831/
Malluin831/
Maëling831/
Mhaling831/
Maallin831/
Maglinn830/
Malinne830/
Melin8021,418/
Molin8015,134/
Malim8013,955/
Malen801,985/
Malyn80472/
Malén80102/
Malne8051/
Malln8015/
Malng804/
Mayln803/
Malnd802/
Mailn801/
Malhn801/
Mauln801/
Maaln801/
Mölin801/
Malnt800/
Malinova776,848/
Malinová772,115/
Maullion77397/
Malingue77336/
Maisling77291/
Mausling77111/
Mahajlin7774/
Maillien7760/
Mailling7740/
MacEllin7724/
Mealling7719/
Maulienė7710/
Mahalinn775/
Mattling774/
Maillion774/
Mallinck772/
Maitlind772/
Maullina771/
Meaulina771/
Matlingg771/
Matlinng771/
MacIllin771/
Mahallin771/
Mailienė771/
Malinque771/
Measling771/
Mathling770/
Mauhling770/
Maitling770/
Maulling770/
Meahlind770/
Molina731,270,858/
Maalim7380,846/
Moulin7349,595/
Mallen738,839/
Maulen736,059/
Maslen733,697/
Malyon732,089/
Malyna731,668/
Maleng731,520/
Mohlin731,444/
Moling731,059/
Mollin73849/
Maslim73691/
Mehlin73666/
Mailim73521/
Molijn73430/
Molion73397/
Malynn73293/
Meulin73278/
Mailen73277/
Mahlen73276/
Melinn73271/
Maylen73243/
Mhalim73222/
Meilin73186/
Melien73167/
Maalen73161/
Moslin73151/
Mallim73146/
Maulim73118/
Matlen73113/
Malhyn73105/
Mallén73103/
Molien7379/
Malimg7378/
Mäling7341/
Moglin7334/
Maylim7327/
Molind7325/
Meylin7323/
Moolin7316/
Maulén7316/
Maleen7315/
Mailyn7315/
Muilin7314/
Matlim7313/
Maløen7313/
Maelen7312/
Moelin7312/
Motlin7310/
Mallng739/
Malaen738/
Malhen738/
Molgin737/
Maylyn737/
Maslín737/
Maloen734/
Maslne734/
Molint734/
Melijn734/
Maylín734/
Mallyn733/
Moylin733/
Mailne733/
Moilin733/
Malhim733/
Meelin732/
Molinn732/
Mealen732/
Malgne732/
Malenc732/
Malent732/
Molinq732/
Málint732/
Mailén732/
Maulèn732/
Maslén732/
Hmelin732/
Hmolin732/
Masyln731/
Matlne731/
M'Alim731/
Mallne731/
Malend731/
Malenn731/
Molinc731/
Majlen731/
Maulln731/
Maulên731/
Mahaln731/
Mallèn731/
Malngh731/
Maluun731/
Molink731/
Moluin731/
Mólina731/
Mealim731/
Màalim731/
Maslhn731/
Maulyn731/
Mailln731/
Malnng731/
Malhng731/
Maluen730/
Maleun730/
Maylinova718/
Mattellin718/
Mallinova712/
Malinnova711/
Mailingue711/
Mathtling710/
Meilina672,447/
Meiling671,028/
Molling67834/
Mollink67635/
M'Ailim67486/
Mallyon67448/
Motling67440/
Mollion67413/
Maitlen67383/
Molienė67342/
Mohling67262/
Mailene67251/
Ma'alim67246/
Mollina67229/
Meulien67220/
Malnova67218/
Meyling67192/
Moullin67176/
Meylina67174/
Mollien67151/
Mosling67145/
Mouling67139/
Meislin67112/
Moulijn67109/
Maillen67109/
Maileng6777/
Mallent6773/
Moln6767/
Moulion6765/
Möhling6765/
Melienė6762/
Moulina6754/
'Maleng6753/
Maislen6747/
Mähling6744/
Moilien6743/
Maislim6739/
Mauleng6734/
Maailim6733/
M'Aylim6733/
Mailend6731/
Mayllen6728/
Matleng6728/
Malenck6723/
Mallynn6722/
Mahalen6722/
Maylene6722/
Mooslin6720/
Malleng6717/
Mayleen6713/
Maallim6711/
Mahylyn6710/
Meilien679/
Moilina678/
Mauslim677/
Mah'lim676/
Mahleng676/
Mouslin676/
Moolina676/
Maaylim675/
Mmolina675/
Maehlen675/
Masleng674/
Maullim674/
Molinne674/
Moehlin673/
Mattlen673/
Mooling673/
Maslynk673/
Moiling673/
Maaleng673/
Moulien673/
Mohlinn673/
Mahalyn673/
Mayleng673/
Mohulin672/
Maylynn672/
Malyuun672/
Mhallim672/
Malenne672/
Moislin672/
Möglien672/
M'Aïlim672/
Maaïlim672/
Maileen672/
Mmaleng672/
Maullen671/
Mahalinova671/
Mahalng671/
Mailehn671/
Mailhln671/
Mailyna671/
Maylend671/
Mattlim671/
Mauleen671/
Massyln671/
Mathlen671/
Matleen671/
Matlene671/
M'Aalim671/
Maaleen671/
MacHiln671/
Mallend671/
Mallenn671/
Mgolina671/
Moulhin671/
Molinck671/
Massiln671/
M'Melin671/
Mallenc671/
Mouglin671/
Moëglin671/
Mhallen671/
Mmoulin671/
Meillin671/
Maaalim671/
Macheln671/
Moollin671/
Meiglin671/
Mhaelen671/
Mailynk671/
Maelenn671/
Maelynn671/
Malheen671/
Mahlenn670/
Masselling670/
Meilind670/
Masllen670/
Matteln670/

Malin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malin in the Bengali language
মলিনmalina96.62
মলীনmalina1.88
মালিনmalina0.56
মালীনmalina0.19
মলিণmalina0.19
মলিন্malin0.19
Malin in the Hindi language
मालिनmalina57.45
मलिनmalina19.27
मलीनmalina16.73
मालीनmalina4
मळनmalana0.36
मलिकmalika0.36
Malin in the Georgian language
მალინიmalini50
მალინmalin50
Malin in the Marathi language
मलीनmalina41.67
मालीनmalina25
मािलनmailana14.74
माळींmalim3.85
मालींmalim2.56
मतीनmatina1.92
माळीmali1.28
मलीकmalika0.64
मातीनmatina0.64
मलmala0.64
मवीनmavina0.64
मनीनmanina0.64
मालीणmalina0.64
जलीनjalina0.64
Malin in the Oriya language
ମାଲିନmalina40.59
ମାଲିନ୍malin19.8
ମଲିନmalina10.89
ମଳିନmalina10.89
ମାଳିନmalina8.91
ମଲୀନmalina2.97
ମଲିନ୍malin0.99
ମାଳିନ୍malin0.99
ମାଲିଂmalim0.99
ମାଳିଂmalim0.99
ମାଲୀନmalina0.99
Malin in the Russian language
Малинmalin-
Malin in the Arabic language
مالينmalyn-

Search for Another Surname

Malin Reference & Research

Malyn One-name Study - A profile of the Malyn surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Malin
  • 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