Malm Surname

28,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Malm Surname User-submission:

The Malm surname comes from the word malm, which is Swedish for 'ore', as in 'iron ore'.

Malm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,4441:1,528137
United States3,1641:114,55712,385
Ghana3,1171:8,6691,179
Israel1,5321:5,586838
Togo1,4701:4,930918
Finland9801:5,609889
Denmark4341:13,0061,248
Norway3841:13,3911,532
Estonia3111:4,250386
Germany2671:301,51930,890
Canada1931:190,91018,807
England711:784,76142,668
Australia561:482,06636,890
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Austria261:327,51736,002
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
France181:3,690,151224,666
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India61:127,844,230863,365
Ireland51:941,78816,185
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malta41:107,5681,849
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Malm (402) may also be a first name.

Malm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Malm surname comes from the word malm, which is Swedish for 'ore', as in 'iron ore'.

- littlecowboy

Malm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malm (Hindi: मालम, Russian: Мальм) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,571st most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 387,574 people. The last name Malm is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Malm live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Scandinavia. Malm is also the 430,375th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 402 people.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 6,444 people, or 1 in 1,528. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found, Skåne County, where 18 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found. Other than Sweden this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Ghana, where 17 percent are found.

Malm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malm surname grew 2,572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 888 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malm surname are 12.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malm earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.26% more than the national average, earning 426,574 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $47,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malme89498/
Mallm89129/
Malmø8938/
Malmh893/
Åmalm892/
Maalm892/
Mailm892/
Mahlm891/
Maulm891/
Mailem80163/
Maulme80101/
Maylem8071/
Mahalm8033/
Matlem8030/
Mailme808/
Mealem808/
Malhme804/
Masilm801/
Malllm801/
Maailm801/
Molm7563/
Machelm73355/
Matleme738/
Meallem736/
Malmova732/
Maillem731/
Mailhem731/
Mahaalm731/
Mahalme731/
Moslm67401/
Malmehed6742/
Molme6735/
Melhm6710/
Molhm671/
Moilm671/
Màlem671/
Molmm671/
Motlm671/
Mhelm671/
Mgolm671/

Malm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malm in the Hindi language
मालमmalama80
मल्मmalma20
Malm in the Russian language
Мальмmalm-

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