Malva Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
Malva Surname User-submission:
Spanish: A genus of about thirty species of plants. Typically a purple flower. Probably a name adopted by jewish families in medieval Castille, Valencia and Catalonia. Malva is also the name of an ancient settlement in Romania, but which is not traceable to the surname.
Read More About This SurnameMalva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 325 | 1:658,690 | 24,334 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Colombia | 98 | 1:487,491 | 6,963 |
| Mexico | 94 | 1:1,320,492 | 15,209 |
| Italy | 85 | 1:719,490 | 60,619 |
| Estonia | 84 | 1:15,736 | 2,567 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Peru | 53 | 1:599,700 | 15,316 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Malva (2,206) may also be a first name.
Malva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Spanish: A genus of about thirty species of plants. Typically a purple flower. Probably a name adopted by jewish families in medieval Castille, Valencia and Catalonia. Malva is also the name of an ancient settlement in Romania, but which is not traceable to the surname.
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Malva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malva (Georgian: მალვა, Hindi: मलवा, Marathi: मलवा) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malva is the 295,816th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Malva are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Luso-South America. Malva is also the 159,291st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,206 people.
It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 658,690. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 51 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 13 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 18 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Malva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Malva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malva last name grew 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malva Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Malva surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Malva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 48.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,968 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning $21,166,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 59.57% more than the national average, earning $68,853 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malva in the Georgian language | ||
| მალვა | malva | - |
| Malva in the Marathi language | ||
| मलवा | malava | 90.22 |
| मालवा | malava | 4.35 |
| मलपा | malapa | 1.09 |
| मला | mala | 1.09 |
| आलापा | alapa | 1.09 |
| Malva in the Hindi language | ||
| मलवा | malava | 81.02 |
| मालवा | malava | 16.79 |
| मल्वा | malva | 1.09 |
| माल्वा | malva | 0.73 |
| मालवी | malavi | 0.36 |
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Footnotes
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