Malkah Surname

33,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Malkah Surname User-submission:

The Malkah surname derives from the common Hebrew given name מלכה, meaning 'Queen'.

Malkah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel15,5181:55117
Pakistan731:2,447,17721,607
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Panama61:652,04310,051
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malkah (20,133) may also be a first name.

Malkah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Malkah surname derives from the common Hebrew given name מלכה, meaning 'Queen'.

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Malkah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malkah (Hindi: मलकाह) occurs most in Israel. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malkah is the 33,975th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 466,761 people. Malkah is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Malkah live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 37,605th most frequent given name globally, borne by 20,133 people.

The surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 15,518 people, or 1 in 551. In Israel Malkah is mostly found in: Southern District, where 25 percent reside, Northern District, where 22 percent reside and Central District, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malkhah9221/
Malkaha9220/
Malkach921/
Malka919,877/
Malkaç83276/
Malkaj83197/
Malkai83157/
Mallka8383/
Malkaş8368/
Malkaa8362/
Mailka8347/
Malkha8338/
Mahlka8326/
Malkay8324/
Mealka8322/
Malkka835/
Malkoa835/
Malkho833/
Malkau832/
Maulka831/
Matlka831/
Mal'ka831/
Malkoh831/
Maslka831/
Malcah831/
Mahalka77176/
Maselka7733/
Mallkas7716/
Mallkaz7710/
Malcahy774/
Malkhoo773/
MacElka773/
Molkach772/
Mailkai771/
Mailkat771/
Mailkha771/
Malkaad771/
Malkeih771/
Mallkay771/
Mallkca771/
Mallkka771/
Matylka771/
Malkhay771/
Mayleka770/
Mealkay770/
Molkahe770/
Malca7314,692/
Malko7310,125/
Molka731,924/
Malkó7337/
Małka737/
Malqa731/
Malkeich711/
Malkoich711/
Mailekha711/
Mallkhad711/
Malcahey711/
Malkauss711/
Majlekaj711/
Malkoč671,067/
Malqat67830/
Malkey67282/
Malkoć6788/
Molkau6740/
Malkou6736/
Malcat6730/
Molkka6728/
Moulka6722/
Molkha6717/
Malcas6713/
Mollka6712/
Mallca6711/
Malcea678/
Malkoş678/
Malkoo676/
Molkho675/
Molkai673/
Moolka673/
Malcko673/
Mallko672/
Maulko672/
Malqad672/
Mailko672/
Malcai672/
Malqas672/
Mal'ko671/
Maylko671/
Malkoi671/
Malkoz671/
Malcay671/
Malhko671/
Meilka671/
Mhalko671/
Mmachilka671/
Malkoy671/
Malcad671/
Malcoh671/
Malkhoush671/
Mallqa671/
Malqaj671/
Malqaz671/
Malqua671/

Malkah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkah in the Hindi language
मलकाहmalakaha-

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