Malkawi Surname

50,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Malkawi Surname User-submission:

As the majority of the Malkawi family are Jordanians and the rest of them in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are most probably residents for work. It is with no doubts that the name is derived from the little town of Malka in the north of Jordan where they still live.

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Malkawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan6,0241:1,468239
Saudi Arabia3,6171:8,5311,178
United Arab Emirates1241:73,8896,933
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Qatar341:69,3536,725
England201:2,785,90397,972
Libya91:693,7751,982
Palestine91:505,42812,843
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Malkawi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

As the majority of the Malkawi family are Jordanians and the rest of them in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are most probably residents for work. It is with no doubts that the name is derived from the little town of Malka in the north of Jordan where they still live.

- Aktham_t

Malkawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malkawi (Arabic: ملكاوي) is found in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malkawi is the 50,867th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 722,827 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Malkawi reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Levant.

The last name Malkawi is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is carried by 6,024 people, or 1 in 1,468. In Jordan Malkawi is most prevalent in: Irbid Governorate, where 91 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Besides Jordan it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 36 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Malkawi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malkawi last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Malkawi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.88% more than the national average, earning $53,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malkawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkawi in the Arabic language
ملكاويmlkawy-

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