Malva Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Estonia

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.

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Malva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3251:658,69024,334
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Colombia981:487,4916,963
Mexico941:1,320,49215,209
Italy851:719,49060,619
Estonia841:15,7362,567
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Peru531:599,70015,316
France321:2,075,710171,237
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Finland121:458,05828,977
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malvas911,664/
Malvat911,307/
Malvoa9169/
Malvay9164/
Malvea9137/
Malvai9135/
Malvaz9113/
Malvad916/
Maslva914/
Mallva912/
Maulva911/
Malvais83494/
Malvaux83402/
Malvaud83299/
Malveau83249/
Malvaiz83207/
Malvaut8329/
Malvauz832/
Mahalva831/
Malve8014,096/
Malvi806,290/
Malwa804,012/
Malua803,259/
Malba80770/
Malvy80452/
Malvo80285/
Melva80147/
Molva80113/
Malvé807/
Malvè802/
Malvault77179/
Mahalvas7719/
Malveaua773/
Malveaus772/
Maulvi7319,563/
Malbas733,505/
Malviy73443/
Mhalwa73308/
Malvey73306/
Malves73208/
Malver73139/
Mallua7390/
Malvez7390/
Maluay7386/
Malvis7380/
Malvoz7360/
Malwah7355/
Malbat7349/
Malway7341/
Molvay7339/
Maalua7336/
Malbay7332/
Malvos7325/
Malvet7322/
Malved7320/
Malvui7320/
Malwai7317/
Maalba7314/
Malboa7313/
Malbah7312/
Malbai7311/
Malbau7311/
Malvoy7310/
Malvão7310/
Mealua738/
Mallve737/
Malbad737/
Maluad736/
Maalwa736/
Mailua735/
Malbha735/
Malhve735/
Malbaz735/
Maluas734/
Malvot734/
Maalve733/
Maalvi733/
Mahlba733/
Malvie733/
Maulua733/
Mallvi732/
Maluat732/
Moulva732/
Maluae732/
Mailba732/
Malvee731/
Malvip731/
Malvoi731/
Molvat731/
Hmelva731/
Malwaa731/
Mahlwa731/
Malvit731/
Mmalua731/
Matlua731/
Maulwa731/
Mallwa731/
Mmalwa731/
Maulvault7112/
Malbayova714/
Malbahova712/
Malveault711/
Malyuha672,349/
Malbaut67258/
Magliba67255/
Mahalba67179/
Malbaux67174/
Masilua67164/
Malempa6782/
Malveis6761/
Malvehy6756/
Mailuas6755/
Malvich6749/
Matelua6744/
Molvaux6744/
Malbeau6740/
Maluoha6739/
Malwaya6738/
Mailewa6736/
Maatlwa6732/
Molvaut6728/
Moulvad6727/
Malbais6722/
Mahulwa6721/
Maaluas6717/
Malvess6716/
Malveey6713/
Maliuat6713/
Malvous6712/
Maluach6712/
Maslbas6710/
Malvoux6710/
Mauluah6710/
Mhailwa676/
Mealewa676/
Malbaiz676/
Malvett675/
Malouha675/
Mailwad674/
Mahalvi674/
Moolvai674/
Malluay673/
Mailuay673/
Malwath672/
Malbach672/
Malvetz671/
Maslwat671/
Malvhis671/
Malweha671/
Malbaid671/
Malbass671/
Malhver671/
Matlhwa671/
Maselua671/
Matilua671/
Matleba671/
Matluas671/
Maalbas671/
Mahlvis671/
Malbays671/
Mallhua671/
Mallbas671/
Maliuha671/
Maluath671/
Maluhas671/
Mayleba671/
Mealvis671/
Mohlvas671/
Mhahlwa671/
Mailway671/
Moolvat671/
Malbash671/
Mailuea671/
Malveiz671/
Malvysh671/
Maluhai671/
Mallwau670/
Mallway670/

Malva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malva in the Georgian language
მალვაmalva-
Malva in the Marathi language
मलवाmalava90.22
मालवाmalava4.35
मलपाmalapa1.09
मलाmala1.09
आलापाalapa1.09
Malva in the Hindi language
मलवाmalava81.02
मालवाmalava16.79
मल्वाmalva1.09
माल्वाmalva0.73
मालवीmalavi0.36

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