Malkes Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malkes Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) From Malkah, a woman’s name, meaning “queen” in Hebrew (the reference is to the Biblical Esther). Other forms are Maikov, Malkoff, Malkin, Malkinson.

Malkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Malkes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) From Malkah, a woman’s name, meaning “queen” in Hebrew (the reference is to the Biblical Esther). Other forms are Maikov, Malkoff, Malkin, Malkinson.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Malkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malkes (Russian: Малкес) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Malkes reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Malkes is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 34 percent are found, Ohio, where 21 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States Malkes occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Malkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malkes surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Malkes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.24% more than the national average, earning $59,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malkesh925/
Mailkes921/
Malkeus920/
Malkis8381/
Malkys8346/
Molkes831/
Malkish7714/
Malques778/
Malkysz771/
Molkees771/
Meilkes770/
Malches770/
Malkeshova755/
Malquest715/
Malkeich711/
Mahlques711/
Malkhish711/
Moolkesh711/
Malkiche711/
Molkis67206/
Malcis673/
Malqis671/
Malcez671/
Molkez670/
Mallquesse630/
Malquez62204/
Muolkis623/
Malquis623/
Malkojć621/
Malkich621/
Malquist57115/
Malchish572/
Mahlkich571/
Malkoich571/
Mallquist538/

Malkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkes in the Russian language
Малкесmalkes-

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