Malville Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Malville Surname Definition:

Malville: from a barony in the Pays de Caux. William de Malavilla appears in Domesday as holding lands in Suffolk. Hence the Scottish Melville.

Malville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2231:297,86045,546
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Malville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malville: from a barony in the Pays de Caux. William de Malavilla appears in Domesday as holding lands in Suffolk. Hence the Scottish Melville.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Malville Last Name Facts

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

Malville has its highest incidence in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malville? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,048,281st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Malville reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 297,860. In France Malville is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 30 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Brittany, where 15 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Malville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malville has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malville Last Name Statistics demography

Malville earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malveille9410/
Malvielle942/
Malvill930/
Melville8822,110/
Malvalle881/
Maulvile881/
Molville880/
Malvil865/
Melvielle822/
Melvillee821/
Melvhille821/
Melhville821/
Melvillie821/
Malvila8031/
Melvile809/
Malvell804/
Malwile801/
Malvale801/
Malveil801/
Malvild801/
Malvichill780/
Melvelle7524/
Malluile7517/
Melvilhe7514/
Malvelli752/
Melvilly751/
Melvilli751/
Malbuill751/
Melviele750/
Mailebele7189/
Malvaioli7118/
Malvayila7112/
Malvel712/
Malweyile711/
Malbila671,669/
Malwale67327/
Maluila67275/
Malwele67199/
Malvela6777/
Malwila6768/
Maluele6762/
Malbili671/
Malwili671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malville
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