Malnieks Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Malnieks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 214 | 1:9,580 | 1,418 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Mālnieks (4) are calculated separately.
Malnieks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malnieks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malnieks (Russian: Малниекс) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Mālnieks. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malnieks? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Malnieks live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Malnieks is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 9,580. In Latvia it is most common in: Vidzeme, where 47 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 39 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mālnieks | 96 | 4 | / |
| Molnieks | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malneiks | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molniks | 80 | 3 | / |
| Malnics | 80 | 3 | / |
| Malnikova | 71 | 46 | / |
| Malnix | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailnikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malinnikova | 63 | 766 | / |
| Malennikova | 63 | 8 | / |
| Maullnix | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mallinnikova | 60 | 1 | / |
| Molnikova | 59 | 68 | / |
| Malnykova | 59 | 7 | / |
| Mallennix | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maillenex | 59 | 0 | / |
| Molnix | 57 | 0 | / |
| Malynnykova | 53 | 110 | / |
| Malennykova | 53 | 5 | / |
| Malnoux | 53 | 5 | / |
| Molneux | 53 | 2 | / |
| Meulnix | 53 | 0 | / |
| Molneiux | 50 | 0 | / |
| Maulnaux | 50 | 0 | / |
| Moulneux | 50 | 0 | / |
Malnieks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malnieks in the Russian language | ||
| Малниекс | malnieks | - |
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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 Malnieks
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