Malásquez Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Malásquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malásquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Malasquez (3,680) & Malàsquez (2) are calculated separately.

Malásquez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malásquez occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Malasquez or Malàsquez. Click here for other possible spellings of Malásquez.

How Common Is The Last Name Malásquez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malásquez is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Malásquez reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Andean South America.

This surname is most frequent in Peru, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,946,031. In Peru Malásquez is most numerous in: Ayacucho Region, where 50 percent are found and Lima Province, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Peru this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malasquez963,680/
Malàsquez962/
Malasque8258/
Malaquez825/
Malazquez7820/
Malasques7815/
Melasquez781/
Malàzquez781/
Malaque753,889/
Maloque7512/
Malaguez71245/
Malloque7132/
Malazque7123/
Malaquie718/
Malanque715/
Malaques714/
Majlaque712/
Malooque712/
Malaquet711/
Malacuez711/
Molasque711/
Mallaque711/
Malaquer711/
Malhoque711/
Maleaque711/
Malaqe673/
Malaquies671/
Malanques671/
Maalanque671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malásquez
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