Malthew Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Malthew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malthew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Malthew (133) may also be a first name.

Malthew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malthew occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malthew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malthew are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Malthew is also the 804,402nd most widespread forename internationally, held by 133 people.

Malthew is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Malthew is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 37 percent reside, Kogi, where 24 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malthews932/
Malhthew930/
Malthev863/
Maltev77112/
Malteva7183/
Maltiev7125/
Malteft7116/
Malteev7114/
Malteib711/
Mailtiw711/
Maultiev671/
Maltiv621/
Moltef620/
Maltaif572/
Moldtev571/

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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 Malthew
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