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    The surname Malaga

    An Arabic surname, carried by 619 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmæləɡə/ 3 syllables Soundex M420

    Malaga: #36,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Malaga #36,204, 619 people Malaga: #36,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Malaga #36,204, 619 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malaga is more common than 77.7% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk /⁠Málaka/ or /Malake⁠/) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 619 people named Malaga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 498,781 Americans. That is up 82% since 2000, when the Census counted 341.

    #36,204
    rank among US surnames
    619
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +81.5%
    change since 2000 (was #56,120)

    Who is named Malaga

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Malaga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 21%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Malaga

    Malaga has the Soundex code M420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M420.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Malaga come from?
    From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk /⁠Málaka/ or /Malake⁠/) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via…
    How common is the surname Malaga?
    619 people in the United States had the surname Malaga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 498,781 Americans. It ranked 36,204th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Malaga?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Malaga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Malaga?
    Malaga is /ˈmæləɡə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Malaga getting more or less common?
    More common. 341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 619 in 2010, up 82%.