Malt Surname

152,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,882 people bear this surname

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

Malt Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Moldi; nickname from the Dutch, Molt; a personal name.

Malt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
Papua New Guinea5191:15,7101,536
England4231:131,72113,026
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Canada421:877,27667,671
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Norway361:142,84118,058
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
India201:38,353,269431,471
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:99,89910,088
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Malt (274) may also be a first name.

Malt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Moldi; nickname from the Dutch, Molt; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Malt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malt (Arabic: ملّة, Hindi: मालत, Marathi: मालत, Russian: Мальт) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Malt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malt is the 152,649th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,528,642 people. The last name Malt occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Malt reside; 40 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 274 people.

The last name Malt is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,159 people, or 1 in 79,323. Other than Egypt this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Malt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Malt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Malt surname expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Malt last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Malt surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Malt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.17% more than the national average, earning 568,144 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $38,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning $64,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malte892,474/
Mault89795/
Malts89760/
Maalt8931/
Malth8926/
Mallt894/
Maylt891/
Matlt891/
Maltt891/
Maldt890/
Mailt890/
Mal86681,647/
Mailet80175/
Malthe80134/
Mealet8081/
Maultz8077/
MacElt8018/
Matlet806/
Maylet803/
Maglit803/
Mahalt802/
Meault801/
Maalte801/
Maalts801/
Malltz801/
Maldth801/
Maillt801/
Malths801/
Maltsh801/
Malhte801/
Maltch800/
Maulte800/
Matelt800/
Male7552,273/
Mall7528,218/
Maul7520,089/
Mail7513,915/
Mahl754,957/
Maal753,041/
Molt751,466/
Matl75769/
Malh75640/
Meal75582/
Mmal75327/
Mayl75293/
Mhal75282/
Mald75147/
Masl75119/
Majl7556/
Malp7517/
Hmal7512/
Malč755/
Maël753/
Malù752/
Mgal751/
Maûl751/
Maillet7322,555/
Meallet73314/
Maylett73200/
Mailhet7343/
Mattlet7340/
Maltova7334/
Maglidt7330/
Maltsch7329/
Mailett739/
Mahalte732/
Mahallt731/
Mayllet731/
Malehet730/
Malle6788,424/
Mahal6745,320/
Maile6720,810/
Maule6711,464/
Mayle675,600/
Magli673,016/
Matel671,999/
Maull671,596/
Masel671,552/
Masil671,399/
Meale67984/
Maale67860/
Macel67856/
Moldt67743/
Masle67596/
Mhale67575/
Matil67556/
Maail67382/
Mahul67349/
Mmale67251/
Maill67202/
Mauld67191/
M'Hal67171/
Macil67169/
Maillett67165/
Malhe67161/
Mattl67120/
Meall6786/
Maisl6778/
Mahailet6758/
Maalø6756/
Molte6753/
Mağal6745/
Mhalh6739/
Mallh6731/
Maßel6729/
Mauhl6725/
Maaal6720/
Mahál6714/
Hmail6710/
Molts679/
Mayll679/
Mollt678/
Majtl677/
Maall677/
Mailh676/
Maatl675/
Mhail675/
Majld675/
Malph674/
Moltp674/
Maulė674/
Hmale674/
Maild674/
Mhall673/
Mahll673/
Masll673/
Moltt672/
Mathl672/
Mauul672/
Maihl672/
Mailette672/
Maulh672/
Matll672/
Maajl672/
Hmall672/
Maitl672/
Maçil672/
Maslø672/
Matlì672/
Malhs672/
Ma'al672/
Maalp671/
MacHeldt671/
Molth671/
Mmaal671/
H'Mal671/
Hmmal671/
Malll671/
Mallı671/
Mausl671/
Maslh671/
Maasl671/
Mailù671/
Malgy671/
Maldh671/
Meald671/
Mašel671/
Moslt671/
Mmall671/
Mgail671/
Mahlh671/
Maald671/
Maalh671/
Hmalh671/
Hmayl671/
Malpp670/
Maylette670/
Malehett670/
Moolt670/
Mealh670/

Malt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malt in the Marathi language
मालतmalata-
Malt in the Hindi language
मालतmalata45.45
मालतीmalati27.27
मल्तmalta18.18
माल्तmalta9.09
Malt in the Russian language
Мальтmalt-
Malt in the Arabic language
ملّةmlt-
ملةmlt-

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