Maltež Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Maltež Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 39 | 1:108,426 | 16,784 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
The alternate forms: Maltez (9,816), Maltéz (5) & Maltêz (2) are calculated separately.
Maltež Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maltež Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maltež occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Maltez, Maltéz or Maltêz. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maltež? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Maltež is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Maltež reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 108,426. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Zadar County, where 69 percent reside, Split-Dalmatia County, where 18 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Croatia Maltež is found in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maltez | 94 | 9,816 | / |
| Maltéz | 89 | 5 | / |
| Maltêz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Maltes | 83 | 1,744 | / |
| Maltex | 83 | 4 | / |
| Maltec | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maltesh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maltech | 77 | 5 | / |
| Malthez | 77 | 4 | / |
| Malteis | 77 | 3 | / |
| Malthes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maltheas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maltyz | 67 | 446 | / |
| Maltis | 67 | 197 | / |
| Moltes | 67 | 76 | / |
| Maltys | 67 | 31 | / |
| Maltés | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maltês | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moltex | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maltic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maltij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maltiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maltès | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moltez | 67 | 0 | / |
| Maltais | 62 | 8,979 | / |
| Mahltic | 62 | 2 | / |
| Malthis | 62 | 2 | / |
| Maltaix | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moltesz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maaltys | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moultesz | 57 | 9 | / |
| Malthish | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malltais | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maltyzova | 53 | 32 | / |
| Maltizova | 53 | 5 | / |
| Moltis | 50 | 5 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Maltež
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