Malko Surname

50,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Malko Surname User-submission:

The Malko surname is West Syriac or Assyrian means 'king'. Common surname among the Assyrian and Syriac people. Syriac is a dialect of ancient Aramaic, which developed in northern Mesopotamia, modern southeast Turkey and northern Iraq.

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Malko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,6161:12,5891,628
Russia2,5521:56,4757,359
Belarus9331:10,1831,523
United States5381:673,71553,674
Albania4661:6,2531,188
Poland3631:104,70715,900
Brazil3481:615,15622,898
Pakistan2121:842,66011,734
Djibouti1501:6,100439
Kazakhstan1261:140,33714,283
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Slovakia791:67,55013,113
Greece581:191,03130,451
England511:1,092,51152,584
France381:1,747,966156,445
Israel361:237,71222,042
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Serbia291:246,37813,728
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Malkó (37) & Málko (3) are calculated separately.

Malko (1,245) may also be a first name.

Malko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Malko surname is West Syriac or Assyrian means 'king'. Common surname among the Assyrian and Syriac people. Syriac is a dialect of ancient Aramaic, which developed in northern Mesopotamia, modern southeast Turkey and northern Iraq.

- raymondmalko

Malko Last Name Facts

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

Malko (Arabic: ملكو, Georgian: მალკო, Hindi: मलको, Marathi: मलको, Russian: Малько) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Malkó or Málko. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,650th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 719,758 people. The surname Malko is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Malko are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 223,865th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 1,245 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 3,616 people, or 1 in 12,589. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 13 percent live, Poltava Oblast, where 11 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 10 percent live. Beside Ukraine it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live and Belarus, where 9 percent live.

Malko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malko surname expanded 10,760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Malko last name is chiefly Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Malko surname are 9.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $46,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malkó9337/
Málko933/
Malkoč911,067/
Malkoć9188/
Malkou9136/
Malkoş918/
Malkoo916/
Malkoa915/
Malkho913/
Malcko913/
Mallko912/
Maulko912/
Mailko912/
Mal'ko911/
Maylko911/
Malkoi911/
Malkoz911/
Malhko911/
Mhalko911/
Malkoy911/
Malkoh911/
Maselko83399/
Mahalko83123/
Malkots8326/
Matelko8321/
MacElko8310/
Mallkoo838/
Matylko835/
Malkhoo833/
Mahylko833/
Malkous832/
Malkoss831/
Malkojć831/
Malka809,877/
Malco803,084/
Molko80932/
Masselko779/
Malkoich771/
Mailekko771/
Malkah7315,613/
Mallco73688/
Malkaç73276/
Malcos73273/
Mallka7383/
Malkaş7368/
Malkaa7362/
Mailka7347/
Malkha7338/
Mahlka7326/
Mealka7322/
Malcou7312/
Mailco7310/
Malcot737/
Malcoy737/
Malkka735/
Molkou735/
Molkho735/
Moulko733/
Malcco732/
Malqos732/
Malkau732/
Malcoz732/
Molkoç732/
Maulka731/
Motlko731/
Matlka731/
Malcoh731/
Mal'ka731/
Maslka731/
Malkhoush711/
Mallcco671,231/
Mohylko67757/
Masełko67553/
Mahalka67176/
Másilko6794/
Molkhou6781/
Macełko6773/
Malcott6766/
Maselka6733/
Mollkoy6723/
Malkhah6721/
Motylko6720/
Malkaha6720/
Másílko6718/
Mallkas6716/
Mallkaz6710/
Moselko676/
Maselco676/
MacElka673/
Molkotz673/
Moulkou672/
Malkach671/
Mailkat671/
Mailkha671/
Malkaad671/
Mallkca671/
Mallkka671/
Macelco671/
Matełko671/
Matylka671/
Molkoch671/
Moolkot671/
Mayleka670/

Malko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malko in the Georgian language
მალკოmalko-
Malko in the Marathi language
मलकोmalako-
Malko in the Hindi language
मलकोmalako85.19
मल्कोmalko14.81
Malko in the Russian language
Малькоmalko-
Malko in the Arabic language
ملكوmlkw-

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