Malá Surname

64,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Malá Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'small' or 'little' in Czech and Slovak language.

Malá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7,0471:1,50959
Slovakia6401:8,338871
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mala (273,200), Malà (14), Mála (2) & Māla (2) are calculated separately.

Malá Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'small' or 'little' in Czech and Slovak language.

- malae

Malá Last Name Facts

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

Malá occurs most in Czechia. It may appear as a variant: Mala, Malà, Mála or Māla. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malá? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,974th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 947,419 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Malá are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Malá is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 7,047 people, or 1 in 1,509. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent are found, Prague, where 15 percent are found and South Moravian Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Czechia Malá exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mala92273,200/
Malà9214/
Malát89452/
Maláč89154/
Maláň8949/
Mallá8927/
Maláj892/
Maluá891/
Mahlá891/
Malás891/
Mála832/
Māla832/
Majlát80135/
Mallát8015/
Mali75665,043/
Malo75100,954/
Male7552,273/
Maly758,505/
Malý757,333/
Malé75444/
Maló75104/
Malj7535/
Malè7535/
Malò754/
Malô751/
Malê751/
Małá751/
Majláth73573/
Mallász7347/
Mailáth7318/
Mayláth7317/
Malýová736/
Malla67193,568/
Malah6796,080/
Malle6788,424/
Mahli6764,083/
Maila6758,431/
Malau6732,316/
Mgala6729,844/
Malai6727,832/
Malhi6727,563/
Malli6725,308/
Maula6722,770/
Malou6722,135/
Maile6720,810/
Mallo6719,934/
Maala6719,378/
Maali6719,230/
Males6713,315/
Malia6712,987/
Maloy6712,758/
Maule6711,464/
Matla6710,919/
Maley6710,912/
Malya6710,628/
Malay6710,001/
Malet679,979/
Malas679,863/
Malih679,274/
Malot678,775/
Maloa678,772/
Matle678,327/
Mahlo677,924/
Malee677,356/
Malit676,994/
Malyi676,932/
Mahla676,870/
Malaj676,640/
Mally676,634/
Maslo675,946/
Malap675,868/
Malge675,688/
Matli675,688/
Mayle675,600/
Maleh674,712/
Malis674,153/
Mgale673,245/
Malat673,065/
Mahle673,021/
Maili672,980/
Malha672,943/
Mauli672,840/
Mailo672,526/
Maler672,453/
Malaa672,363/
Malyy672,138/
Mealy672,132/
Maloi672,120/
Malie672,045/
Maliy671,958/
Malea671,747/
Maloo671,692/
Malho671,682/
Masla671,642/
Malid671,571/
Maloh671,523/
Mhala671,473/
Maaly671,468/
Malii671,444/
Maled671,435/
Malga671,379/
Malei671,359/
Mayla671,348/
Malyo671,295/
Malgi671,267/
Malad671,220/
Malos671,101/
Mallé671,064/
Malio67997/
Meale67984/
Mmala67896/
Masli67886/
Maily67861/
Maale67860/
Maleu67834/
Malaz67773/
Mhali67691/
Maylo67650/
Masle67596/
Mhale67575/
Malgo67552/
Matlo67528/
Maalo67488/
Malod67468/
Mahly67429/
Malej67424/
Malip67308/
Maléř67305/
Hmali67286/
Hmala67280/
Mmale67251/
Maulo67239/
Meala67235/
Malep67210/
Mayli67193/
Majla67187/
Malje67168/
Mealo67165/
Malhe67161/
Mgali67159/
Mollá67153/
Majli67148/
Malär67129/
Malez67123/
Meali67111/
Mauleová67109/
Malhó67104/
Maloňová67101/
Mmali6792/
Maloş6791/
Maloň6784/
Mgalo6781/
Maluy6779/
Malui6776/
Malij6775/
Maliz6761/
Maloz6757/
Mauly6756/
Maluo6755/
Mmalo6751/
Majlo6742/
Malop6740/
Majle6737/
Maloš6736/
Mhalo6733/
Maloș6733/
Maláňová6730/
Malão6729/
Malaç6728/
Mallý6719/
Malihová6715/
Malhy6715/
Mayly6714/
'Malo6714/
Maliç6713/
Malejová6712/
Malõh6712/
Malõš6712/
Malajová6712/
Malaś6712/
Malyh6711/
Matló6710/
Malağ6710/
Malyš679/
Maliș678/
Molát678/
Maloj677/
Malaň677/
Mhaly676/
Maleć676/
Maulà676/
Malúa675/
Maleş675/
Malaiová674/
Malaš674/
Maleř674/
Maleș674/
'Mala674/
Hmale674/
Malói674/
'Mali673/
Maleč673/
Malač673/
Maléa673/
Malét673/
M'Ali673/
Malehová672/
Maëla672/
Maïla672/
Maïly672/
Mallè672/
Maslé672/
Maluj671/
Malyz671/
Mmaly671/
Maàli671/
Molás671/
Mallı671/
Ma'la671/
Majly671/
Malhj671/
Malayová671/
Malló671/
Malès671/
Malée671/
Maáli671/
Malaî671/
Malaï671/
Hmaly671/

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