Malister Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Malister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Malister (24) may also be a first name.
Malister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malister (Russian: Малистер) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malister? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malister is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Malister live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malister is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename globally, borne by 24 people.
The last name Malister is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Malister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Malister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malister surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malister Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malister in the Russian language | ||
| Малистер | malister | - |
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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 Malister
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