Málek Surname
Approximately 3,504 people bear this surname
Málek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,205 | 1:3,318 | 308 |
| Slovakia | 219 | 1:24,367 | 4,079 |
| Hungary | 78 | 1:125,850 | 11,707 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Malek (427,861), Mălek (1), Malèk (4) & Malék (1) are calculated separately.
Málek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Málek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Málek is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Malek, Mălek, Malèk or Malék. For other potential spellings of Málek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Málek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 129,190th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,079,779 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Málek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 3,205 people, or 1 in 3,318. In Czechia Málek is mostly found in: Vysočina Region, where 16 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Czechia Málek occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent live and Hungary, where 2 percent live.
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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 Málek
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