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
Malnieks (Russian: Малниекс) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mālnieks. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malnieks? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,055,483rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Malnieks live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 9,580. In Latvia Malnieks is most common in: Vidzeme, where 47 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 39 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.
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
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- 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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