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.

DNA test information

Malthew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malthew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Malthew is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malthew reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 133 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Malthew is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 37 percent are found, Kogi, where 24 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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