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 is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Maltez, Maltéz or Maltêz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maltež? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maltež is the 3,055,934th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Maltež are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 108,426. In Croatia Maltež is mostly concentrated in: Zadar County, where 69 percent reside, Split-Dalmatia County, where 18 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it occurs 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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