Malo Surname
Approximately 100,954 people bear this surname
Malo Surname Definition:
Malo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sleeping quarters.
Read More About This SurnameMalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 36,398 | 1:21,074 | 1,627 |
| Indonesia | 12,117 | 1:10,914 | 1,377 |
| Bangladesh | 8,111 | 1:19,647 | 1,401 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,857 | 1:3,778 | 466 |
| Canada | 4,841 | 1:7,611 | 1,113 |
| United States | 2,978 | 1:121,712 | 12,990 |
| Spain | 2,891 | 1:16,172 | 1,843 |
| Nigeria | 2,518 | 1:70,351 | 5,082 |
| France | 1,934 | 1:34,345 | 4,187 |
| Mexico | 1,804 | 1:68,806 | 3,104 |
| South Africa | 1,762 | 1:30,748 | 3,948 |
| Pakistan | 1,730 | 1:103,262 | 3,247 |
| DR Congo | 1,471 | 1:50,224 | 6,071 |
| Ecuador | 1,455 | 1:10,932 | 1,758 |
| Albania | 1,415 | 1:2,059 | 339 |
| Philippines | 1,009 | 1:100,335 | 17,521 |
| Colombia | 980 | 1:48,749 | 2,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 722 | 1:11,293 | 1,000 |
| Kenya | 676 | 1:68,313 | 6,520 |
| Fiji | 377 | 1:2,372 | 387 |
| Peru | 317 | 1:100,265 | 6,399 |
| Uganda | 284 | 1:137,462 | 12,498 |
| Greece | 274 | 1:40,437 | 6,511 |
| Iraq | 272 | 1:128,756 | 3,545 |
| Finland | 249 | 1:22,075 | 3,103 |
| Turkey | 227 | 1:342,826 | 21,741 |
| Chile | 217 | 1:81,182 | 3,222 |
| Cameroon | 206 | 1:100,821 | 11,910 |
| Uruguay | 190 | 1:18,062 | 2,039 |
| Germany | 172 | 1:468,055 | 40,982 |
| Senegal | 154 | 1:94,671 | 1,028 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Tanzania | 127 | 1:416,863 | 29,360 |
| Cuba | 120 | 1:96,023 | 2,944 |
| Niger | 118 | 1:162,644 | 5,862 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Brazil | 101 | 1:2,119,548 | 66,584 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Iran | 89 | 1:862,725 | 42,012 |
| Ivory Coast | 87 | 1:265,187 | 10,377 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Russia | 80 | 1:1,801,538 | 116,326 |
| Venezuela | 72 | 1:419,501 | 8,522 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Slovakia | 66 | 1:80,855 | 15,660 |
| Taiwan | 64 | 1:366,324 | 2,896 |
| Afghanistan | 63 | 1:510,368 | 6,383 |
| Lebanon | 61 | 1:92,411 | 5,750 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Congo | 58 | 1:86,019 | 7,322 |
| Norway | 58 | 1:88,660 | 12,230 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Guatemala | 42 | 1:382,921 | 4,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Serbia | 38 | 1:188,025 | 11,798 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| North Macedonia | 34 | 1:61,808 | 6,260 |
| American Samoa | 33 | 1:1,690 | 316 |
| Italy | 30 | 1:2,038,556 | 89,453 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 1:221,209 | 21,355 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Cook Islands | 11 | 1:1,653 | 423 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | 1:482,872 | 34,278 |
The alternate forms: Maló (104), Malò (4), Malô (1) & Málo (1) are calculated separately.
Malo (41,908) may also be a first name.
Malo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sleeping quarters.
Malo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sleeping place.
User-submitted Reference
This surname has its origin in Celtic countries, where it's a common name. It means 'hostage of light'. The city of Saint-Malo takes its name from a Catholic who lived there.
- iothaMalo Demographics
Average Male Malo Height
173.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Malo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malo (Arabic: مالو, Bengali: মালো, Georgian: მალო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻟﻮ, Hindi: मालो, Marathi: मालो, Oriya: ମାେଲା, Russian: Мало, Tibetan: མ་ལོ་) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as: Maló, Malò, Malô or Málo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,603rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,187 people. The last name Malo occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Malo live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,392nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 41,908 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 36,398 people, or 1 in 21,074. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 64 percent are found, Assam, where 31 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 132 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found.
Malo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Malo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Malo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Armenian Catholic (57%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Malo last name are 41.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.93% registered with the party.
The amount Malo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 113.09% more than the national average, earning 737,471 kr per year; in Peru they earn 52.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,624 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.17% less than the national average, earning R 154,056 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $20,864,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $44,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malo in the Georgian language | ||
| მალო | malo | - |
| Malo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻟﻮ | malw | - |
| Malo in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་ལོ་ | malo | - |
| Malo in the Hindi language | ||
| मालो | malo | 94.67 |
| मलो | malo | 5 |
| मालाो | malao | 0.08 |
| म्ल्लो | mllo | 0.08 |
| मालोे | maloe | 0.08 |
| मालों | malom | 0.08 |
| Malo in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଲା | maela | 86 |
| ମାଲ | mala | 10 |
| ମାଳ | mala | 2 |
| େମଲା | emala | 2 |
| Malo in the Marathi language | ||
| मालो | malo | 83.81 |
| माळो | malo | 9.52 |
| मलो | malo | 5.71 |
| मळो | malo | 0.95 |
| Malo in the Bengali language | ||
| মালো | malo | 80 |
| মাল | mala | 20 |
| Malo in the Russian language | ||
| Мало | malo | - |
| Malo in the Arabic language | ||
| مالو | malw | - |
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Malo Reference & Research
Malo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Malo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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