Malku Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Albania171:171,41512,549
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Malku (1,654) may also be a first name.

Malku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malku (Hindi: मलकू, Marathi: मलकु, Oriya: ମଲକୁ, Russian: Мальку) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malku? popularity and diffusion

Malku is the 953,750th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name Malku is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Malku are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Malku is also the 189,408th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,654 people.

The surname Malku is most widespread in India, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India Malku is most common in: Telangana, where 89 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Aside from India Malku exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Albania, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malkou9136/
Malkud917/
Malkhu915/
Mallku914/
Malkuß912/
Malkau912/
Malkui911/
Malkuç911/
Malcku911/
Maalku911/
Malkusz83266/
Malkuch83132/
Mallkus8314/
Mailkut8310/
Mailkud832/
Malkuss832/
Malkous832/
Malkeus830/
Malkó8037/
Molku804/
Malcu801/
Malkusch77108/
Mahlkuch7776/
Malkauss771/
Mallcu731,421/
Malcus73220/
Molkau7340/
Molkup7320/
Malcou7312/
Malkoo736/
Molkou735/
Malcuy734/
Malcut733/
Molkut731/
Malcui731/
Malceu731/
Malkhoush711/
Malcuit67613/
Molkhou6781/
Malcaus6742/
Mallkoo678/
Malcutt676/
Malkhoo673/
Moulkou672/
Malqouj671/

Malku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malku in the Oriya language
ମଲକୁmalaku-
Malku in the Marathi language
मलकुmalaku62.14
मलकूmalaku34.2
मालकुmalaku2.36
माळीmali0.43
मालकूmalaku0.19
मारुmaru0.19
मलगुmalagu0.06
बालूbalu0.06
मानकुmanaku0.06
Malku in the Hindi language
मलकूmalaku52.85
मल्कूmalku22.76
मल्कुmalku18.7
मलकुmalaku4.07
मालकूmalaku0.81
मल्क्ूmalku0.81
Malku in the Russian language
Малькуmalku-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malku
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