Malvas Surname
Approximately 1,664 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMalvas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,154 | 1:87,728 | 15,254 |
| Peru | 367 | 1:86,605 | 5,850 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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.
- maxifcbcnMalvas Demographics
Average Malvas Salary in
United States
$47,352 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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
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