Malkel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Malkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Malkel (10) may also be a first name.

Malkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malkel occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Malkel reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Malkel is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malkiel92496/
Malkl911/
Malckiel861/
Malcel83297/
Malkil8326/
Molkel831/
Malkiol774/
Malchel772/
Masilkl771/
Malkleh771/
Molkl731/
Malcil671/
Malchil623/
Mallqul621/
Meilkil620/
Mahlıclı571/
Molcl551/

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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 Malkel
  • 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