Malk Surname

28,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Malk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11,6231:7,910963
Pakistan4,3341:41,2191,797
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
India2391:3,209,47993,987
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Turkey1621:480,37927,654
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
Finland621:88,6569,352
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Malk (52,352) may also be a first name.

Malk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malk (Arabic: ملك, Hindi: मालक, Marathi: मलक, Russian: Малк) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,978th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 393,241 people. The surname Malk is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Malk live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Malk is also the 17,786th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 52,352 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 11,623 people, or 1 in 7,910. Barring Egypt Malk occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Morocco, where 5 percent reside.

Malk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malk surname grew 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malk last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Malk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallk897,364/
Malke891,890/
Mailk891,783/
Malck89176/
Malkk89156/
Malkë8937/
Maalk899/
Malkh896/
Maulk896/
Malhk895/
Malĺk892/
Mealk891/
Malkz891/
Mallck80261/
Mailek8015/
Malkhe8010/
Mhalke805/
Mailck805/
Maillk804/
Mallke804/
Maaalk804/
Maailk803/
Maylek803/
Maalke803/
Mailke802/
Majlek802/
Malhck802/
Malhke801/
Maallk801/
Malcke801/
Maulke801/
Mailkh801/
Matlek801/
Mailks801/
Matilk801/
Mealke800/
Matlke800/
Molk75661/
Malc75389/
Malg7522/
Malq7511/
Malx755/
Malkova7326,512/
Malková73453/
Maileck7331/
Mahlcke7329/
Mahalke7327/
Mayleck7327/
Maalcke7321/
Maillck7318/
Matleck734/
Mmallck733/
Mealeke731/
Malllck731/
Maileke731/
Masilke731/
Maglick731/
Malkowa731/
Molke671,412/
Molck67234/
Mahatlek6767/
Malkhova6722/
Mailkova6722/
Malgh678/
Mollk677/
Molkk677/
Malqu673/
Maulc672/
Hmolk672/
Molkx671/
Malhq671/
Matlg671/
MacHelke671/
Mallc671/
Meilk671/
Moulk671/
Molkc671/
Molkp671/
Molkt671/
Maylkova671/
Mmaileck671/
Maslg671/
Mailq671/
Mălek671/
Motlk671/
Moolk670/
Mealg670/

Malk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malk in the Marathi language
मलकmalaka84.62
मालोकmaloka7.69
मालकmalaka7.69
Malk in the Hindi language
मालकmalaka75
मल्कmalka16.67
मलिकmalika8.33
Malk in the Russian language
Малкmalk-
Malk in the Arabic language
ملكmlk-

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