Malkovich Surname

252,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Malkovich Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Albanian language from the nouns mal or mali, which mean 'mountain', with the slavicized suffix -ovic means 'a member of the community inhabitans of the mountain'. The surname Maljkovic, Maljkovich, Malikovic, Malikovich, Malkovich or Malkovich is originally written in Albanian as Maliqoviq or Maliqeviq.

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Malkovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6171:233,58725,029
Belarus5181:18,3423,047
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Israel261:329,14027,831
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England71:7,959,723202,100
France51:13,284,544357,392
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Malkovich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Albanian language from the nouns mal or mali, which mean 'mountain', with the slavicized suffix -ovic means 'a member of the community inhabitans of the mountain'. The surname Maljkovic, Maljkovich, Malikovic, Malikovich, Malkovich or Malkovich is originally written in Albanian as Maliqoviq or Maliqeviq. It is important to emphasize that all male bearers of these surnames belong to the the 'Y' haplotype E1B1a.

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Malkovich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malkovich (Russian: Малкович) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Malkovich.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkovich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,136th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,641,749 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Malkovich are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 233,587. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 24 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Russia it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Malkovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Malkovich surname is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (54%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Malkovich surname are 17.85% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 28.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Malkovich earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,883 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malkovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkovich in the Russian language
Малковичmalkovic-

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