Malmal Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

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

Malmal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malmal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malmal (237) may also be a first name.

Malmal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malmal (Hindi: मलमल, Russian: Малмал) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Malmal.

How Common Is The Last Name Malmal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malmal is the 1,163,787th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Malmal reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Malmal is also the 581,650th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 237 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 59,085. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 69 percent are found, West New Britain, where 17 percent are found and National Capital District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallmal922/
Malmale921/
Mailmal921/
Mailmail8694/
Malmhall863/
Mahalmal861/
Malmaile861/
Malmol836/
MacIlmale800/
MacIlmail800/
Malmole771/
Malmholt7130/
Mouslmal711/
Matlemol711/
Molmol6742/
Mouselmal671/
Mosselmal671/
MacElmoil670/
Mousselmal631,898/
Mouselmale631/
Mousselmale591/
Moulmoul572/

Malmal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malmal in the Hindi language
मलमलmalamala-
Malmal in the Russian language
Малмалmalmal-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malmal
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