Malé Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Malé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali3231:52,5361,331
São Tomé and Príncipe361:4,928395
France291:2,290,439180,028
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Male (52,273), Malè (35), Malê (1), Málé (1) & Mâle (1) are calculated separately.

Malé (463) may also be a first name.

Malé Last Name Facts

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

Malé occurs more in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Male, Malè, Malê, Málé or Mâle. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malé? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 672,867th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Malé reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 396,209th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 463 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Mali, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Besides Mali this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 8 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Male9252,273/
Malè9235/
Malê921/
Málé921/
Mallé891,064/
Maléř89305/
Maléa893/
Malét893/
Maslé892/
Malée891/
Mâle831/
Maillé80181/
Maléth8054/
Mailhé8048/
Mallée8032/
Mallér809/
Mattlé809/
Mali75665,043/
Mala75273,200/
Maly758,505/
Malá757,692/
Malý757,333/
Molé7581/
Malj7535/
Malla67193,568/
Malle6788,424/
Mahli6764,083/
Maila6758,431/
Malai6727,832/
Malhi6727,563/
Malli6725,308/
Maula6722,770/
Maile6720,810/
Maala6719,378/
Maali6719,230/
Males6713,315/
Malia6712,987/
Maloy6712,758/
Maule6711,464/
Maley6710,912/
Malya6710,628/
Malay6710,001/
Malet679,979/
Malih679,274/
Maloa678,772/
Matle678,327/
Malee677,356/
Malit676,994/
Malyi676,932/
Malaj676,640/
Mally676,634/
Malge675,688/
Matli675,688/
Mayle675,600/
Maleh674,712/
Malis674,153/
Mgale673,245/
Mahle673,021/
Maili672,980/
Mauli672,840/
Maler672,453/
Malaa672,363/
Malyy672,138/
Mealy672,132/
Maloi672,120/
Malie672,045/
Maliy671,958/
Malea671,747/
Malid671,571/
Mhala671,473/
Maaly671,468/
Malii671,444/
Maled671,435/
Malei671,359/
Mayla671,348/
Malyo671,295/
Malgi671,267/
Malio67997/
Meale67984/
Mmala67896/
Masli67886/
Maily67861/
Maale67860/
Maleu67834/
Mhali67691/
Masle67596/
Mhale67575/
Mahly67429/
Malej67424/
Malip67308/
Hmali67286/
Hmala67280/
Mmale67251/
Meala67235/
Malep67210/
Mayli67193/
Majla67187/
Malje67168/
Malhe67161/
Mgali67159/
Majli67148/
Malär67129/
Malez67123/
Meali67111/
Mollé67103/
Mmali6792/
Maluy6779/
Malui6776/
Malij6775/
Maliz6761/
Mauly6756/
Majle6737/
Molés6736/
Mallá6727/
Mallý6719/
Malhy6715/
Mayly6714/
Maliç6713/
Malyh6711/
Malyš679/
Maliș678/
Maloj677/
Mhaly676/
Maleć676/
Malúa675/
Maleş675/
Maleř674/
Maleș674/
'Mala674/
Hmale674/
Malói674/
'Mali673/
Maleč673/
M'Ali673/
Molér672/
Moulé672/
Maëla672/
Maïla672/
Maïly672/
Mallè672/
Maláj672/
Maluj671/
Malyz671/
Mmaly671/
Massillé671/
Maàli671/
Maluá671/
Mallı671/
Ma'la671/
Majly671/
Mahlá671/
Malhj671/
Malès671/
Maáli671/
Moléa671/
Mólés671/
Meilé671/
Malaî671/
Hmaly671/

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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 Malé
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