Malvas Surname

240,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Peru

Malvas 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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Malvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1541:87,72815,254
Peru3671:86,6055,850
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Malvas (14) may also be a first name.

Malvas 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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Malvas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malvas is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malvas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,410th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,379,535 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Malvas are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Malvas is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,154 people, or 1 in 87,728. In The Philippines Malvas is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 28 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 25 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 22 percent reside and Portugal, where 3 percent reside.

Malvas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Malvas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,744 per year and in United States they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $47,352 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malvais92494/
Malvase9225/
Malva911,289/
Mahalvas8619/
Malveaus862/
Malbas833,505/
Malvat831,307/
Malvoa8369/
Malvay8364/
Malvea8337/
Malvai8335/
Malvos8325/
Melvas8318/
Malvaz8313/
Malvad836/
Malwas835/
Maslva834/
Maluas834/
Mallva832/
Maulva831/
Malvax831/
Malvasova801/
Malvaux77402/
Malvaud77299/
Mailwas77251/
Malveau77249/
Malvaiz77207/
Malveis7761/
Mailuas7755/
Malvaut7729/
Malbais7722/
Maaluas7717/
Malvous7712/
Maslbas7710/
Malveus777/
Malveax775/
Malwase773/
Malvauz772/
Mahalva771/
Malbass771/
Matluas771/
Maalbas771/
Malbays771/
Mallbas771/
Maluhas771/
Mohlvas771/
Malbash771/
Malwa734,012/
Malua733,259/
Malba73770/
Malvo73285/
Molva73113/
Malvault71179/
Malvache7186/
Maselbas7155/
Malwashe715/
Malveaua713/
Malouhas711/
Malimpas711/
Malbos67766/
Mhalwa67308/
Malvey67306/
Mallua6790/
Maluay6786/
Malvoz6760/
Malwah6755/
Malway6741/
Molvay6739/
Maalua6736/
Malbay6732/
Malwai6717/
Maalba6714/
Maulvault6712/
Malbai6711/
Malbau6711/
Malvoy6710/
Malvão6710/
Mealua678/
Maluad676/
Maalwa676/
Mailua675/
Malbha675/
Malbaz675/
Malvot674/
Mahlba673/
Maulua673/
Malbasova672/
Maluat672/
Moulva672/
Maluae672/
Mailba672/
Malvoi671/
Molvat671/
Malwaa671/
Mahlwa671/
Malveault671/
Molbas671/
Mmalua671/
Matlua671/
Maulwa671/
Mallwa671/
Mmalwa671/

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