Maltes Surname

231,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Maltes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maltes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile4051:43,4972,082
Costa Rica2791:17,133654
Nicaragua1831:32,9021,183
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Uruguay841:40,8544,668
Spain801:584,40027,603
Colombia771:620,4427,661
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Honduras321:275,5142,595
France321:2,075,710171,237
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
El Salvador171:373,1702,631
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Panama111:355,6607,645
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Maltés (15), Maltês (4) & Maltès (1) are calculated separately.

Maltes (88) may also be a first name.

Maltes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maltes (Russian: Малтес) is carried by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Maltés, Maltês or Maltès. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maltes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 231,683rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,178,639 people. The surname Maltes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Maltes are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Maltes is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 88 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Chile, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 43,497. In Chile it is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 46 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 22 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Chile this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 16 percent live and Nicaragua, where 10 percent live.

Maltes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maltes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 369 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maltes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maltes last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Maltes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $24,795,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maltés9415/
Maltês944/
Maltès941/
Maltese9211,372/
Maltesh928/
Malteis923/
Maltest921/
Malteus921/
Malthes921/
Maltess920/
Malte912,474/
Maltesse8646/
Malthess8622/
Maltheas863/
Matiltes861/
Maltheus860/
Maltez839,816/
Malter833,305/
Maltis83197/
Malthe83134/
Maltet83111/
Moltes8376/
Maltie8344/
Maltež8341/
Maltys8331/
Maltee8327/
Maltey8322/
Maltex834/
Maltje832/
Maalte831/
Maltei831/
Maltec831/
Malteh831/
Malhte831/
Maulte830/
Maltais778,979/
Malthet77112/
Malther7727/
Malterr7718/
Malthed777/
Maltech775/
Malthez774/
Maultie774/
Maltèse774/
Maltice772/
Mahalte772/
Malthee772/
Malthis772/
Mailtie771/
Malthie771/
Maltiez771/
Maltise771/
Maulter771/
Malthey771/
Maltije771/
Maltios771/
Moltese771/
Moltesz771/
Maaltys771/
Mealtie770/
Malttie770/
Malttey770/
Maltett770/
Malta7324,107/
Malti734,627/
Malty73548/
Molte7353/
Malté731/
Maselter7187/
Moultesz719/
Moltheus713/
Maltaise712/
Mailette712/
Mahltedt711/
Malltais711/
Malthish711/
Maßelter711/
Maylette710/
Molter676,824/
Maillette67599/
Maltha67464/
Maltyz67446/
Masselter6780/
Maltay6764/
Mallta6740/
Maulti6738/
Maltisova6737/
Malthi6729/
Molthe6724/
Maltio6721/
Maulty6714/
Maltaj6711/
Maltai6710/
Moltie6710/
Moltis675/
Maltéz675/
Maalta674/
Mailti674/
Malthy673/
Moltey673/
Maltic673/
Moltex673/
Maltta673/
Mailty672/
Maalti672/
Moolte672/
Maltij672/
Maltiz672/
Maltêz672/
Maltit671/
Maltoy671/
Maltti671/
Maltui671/
Mealta671/
Mallti671/
Maltitche671/
Moltee671/
Moltée671/
Mmalti671/
Mailta671/
Maltty670/
Mallty670/
Moulte670/
Mealty670/
Moltep670/
Moltez670/

Maltes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maltes in the Russian language
Малтесmaltes-

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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 Maltes
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