Malm Surname
Approximately 18,803 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6,444 | 1:1,528 | 137 |
| United States | 3,164 | 1:114,557 | 12,385 |
| Ghana | 3,117 | 1:8,669 | 1,179 |
| Israel | 1,532 | 1:5,586 | 838 |
| Togo | 1,470 | 1:4,930 | 918 |
| Finland | 980 | 1:5,609 | 889 |
| Denmark | 434 | 1:13,006 | 1,248 |
| Norway | 384 | 1:13,391 | 1,532 |
| Estonia | 311 | 1:4,250 | 386 |
| Germany | 267 | 1:301,519 | 30,890 |
| Canada | 193 | 1:190,910 | 18,807 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
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'.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malme | 89 | 498 | / |
| Mallm | 89 | 129 | / |
| Malmø | 89 | 38 | / |
| Malmh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Åmalm | 89 | 2 | / |
| Maalm | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mailm | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mahlm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maulm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mailem | 80 | 163 | / |
| Maulme | 80 | 101 | / |
| Maylem | 80 | 71 | / |
| Mahalm | 80 | 33 | / |
| Matlem | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mailme | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mealem | 80 | 8 | / |
| Malhme | 80 | 4 | / |
| Masilm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malllm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maailm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Molm | 75 | 63 | / |
| Machelm | 73 | 355 | / |
| Matleme | 73 | 8 | / |
| Meallem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Malmova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maillem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mailhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahaalm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahalme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moslm | 67 | 401 | / |
| Malmehed | 67 | 42 | / |
| Molme | 67 | 35 | / |
| Melhm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Molhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moilm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Màlem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molmm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motlm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhelm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgolm | 67 | 1 | / |
Malm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malm in the Hindi language | ||
| मालम | malama | 80 |
| मल्म | malma | 20 |
| Malm in the Russian language | ||
| Мальм | malm | - |
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