Malta Surname

22,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Malta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil15,8751:13,485732
Portugal1,9911:5,233541
United States1,2251:295,88527,365
Italy7661:79,83913,950
Mexico6271:197,9685,382
Ecuador6151:25,8633,365
France4261:155,92224,194
Nicaragua3791:15,887887
Turkey2601:299,31319,615
Philippines2361:428,97653,590
Indonesia2201:601,13347,761
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Spain1221:383,21321,260
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Honduras921:95,8311,658
Greece721:153,88625,296
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Latvia561:36,6085,573
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
England461:1,211,26256,182
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Australia271:999,84158,390
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Sweden171:579,22142,433
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Málta (1) are calculated separately.

Malta (8,640) may also be a first name.

Malta Last Name Facts

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

Malta (Arabic: مالطة, Hindi: मालता, Marathi: मालता, Russian: Мальта) occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Málta. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,530th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 302,300 people. The last name Malta occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Malta live; 70 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 67,558th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 8,640 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 15,875 people, or 1 in 13,485. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 25 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 23 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Besides Brazil Malta is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Malta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Malta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malta surname increased 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Malta last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Malta are 7.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Malta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning €30,127 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.97% less than the national average, earning R 45,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning $16,392,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $58,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Málta931/
Maltas911,132/
Maltaş911,074/
Maltha91464/
Maltat91115/
Maltah91110/
Maltay9164/
Mallta9140/
Maltau9112/
Maltaç9112/
Maltaj9111/
Maltai9110/
Maalta914/
Maltta913/
Maltad911/
Maltaz911/
Mealta911/
Mailta911/
Maltais838,979/
Maltach8348/
Malteau8331/
Maltass8324/
Maltash8322/
Maltaux836/
Maselta835/
Mahalta834/
Maltait833/
Matilta833/
Maglita832/
Maltaus832/
Mealeta831/
Mealtay831/
Maileta831/
Malto808,592/
Malti804,627/
Malte802,474/
Molta80768/
Malty80548/
Malté801/
Maasilta7785/
Maglitta7715/
Maultash778/
Malthaus773/
Maltheas773/
Maltasch772/
Malltais771/
Malhta'a771/
Mailleta770/
Malthaup770/
Maltez739,816/
Maltos734,530/
Malter733,305/
Maltes731,744/
Maltyz73446/
Maltis73197/
Maltot73159/
Malthe73134/
Maltet73111/
Moltaš7391/
Moltay7345/
Maltie7344/
Maulti7338/
Maltys7331/
Malthi7329/
Maltee7327/
Moolta7325/
Maltey7322/
Maltio7321/
Máltai7321/
Maltés7315/
Moulta7314/
Maulty7314/
Maltou7311/
Maltoz737/
Maltéz735/
Mailti734/
Maltês734/
Moltha734/
Malthy733/
Maltoh733/
Moltaj733/
Moltas733/
Mailty732/
Maalti732/
Maltij732/
Maltiz732/
Maltêz732/
Maltje732/
Mahlto731/
Maalte731/
Maltit731/
Maltoy731/
Maltti731/
Maltui731/
Malhto731/
Mohlta731/
Maltei731/
Mallti731/
Maltès731/
Malteh731/
Mollta731/
Moltau731/
Malhte731/
Mmalti731/
Moltat731/
Mailto731/
Maltop730/
Maltty730/
Mallty730/
Mealty730/
Moltaz730/
Maulte730/
Maultasch7196/
Malthet67112/
Malthoo6746/
Malther6727/
Malterr6718/
Maltuit6717/
Mooltha6713/
Molteau6712/
Maglito6711/
Maltesh678/
Malthed677/
Mooltaj676/
Moltach676/
Maltech675/
Malthez674/
Malthou674/
Maultie674/
Mahalti674/
Mahalto673/
Malteis673/
Mahalte672/
Malthee672/
Malthis672/
Maltest671/
Mahalty671/
Mailtie671/
Maselti671/
Malthie671/
Malthip671/
Molltas671/
Maulter671/
Malthey671/
Malthes671/
Malthio671/
Maltije671/
Mhalthi671/
Maltooh671/
Maaltys671/
Mealtie670/
Malttie670/
Mailtot670/
Maltess670/
Malttey670/
Molthau670/
Maulthy670/
Maultop670/
Moltash670/
Maltett670/

Malta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malta in the Marathi language
मालताmalata97.04
मालतmalata0.45
मालुmalu0.14
मालतीmalati0.14
माळीmali0.07
माळताmalata0.07
आलामalama0.03
मालाmala0.03
अलामalama0.03
मळताmalata0.03
मालमाmalama0.03
मतेmate0.03
मालनmalana0.03
मालूmalu0.03
Malta in the Hindi language
मालताmalata49.1
मलताmalata31.59
मल्ताmalta7.36
माल्टाmalta6.71
माल्ताmalta4.58
मालटाmalata0.33
मळताmalata0.16
मालतीmalati0.16
Malta in the Russian language
Мальтаmalta-
Malta in the Arabic language
مالطةmaltt-
مالطاmalta-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malta
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