How common is the surname Malave?

5,278 people in the United States had the surname Malave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,497 Americans. It ranked 6,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Malave getting more or less common?

More common. 4,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,278 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Malave

A surname, carried by 5,278 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malave is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,278 people named Malave in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,497 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,178.

#6,434

rank among US surnames

5,278

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+26.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,344)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,429	Simonds	5,284	58,430
#6,430	Ringer	5,283	58,441
#6,431	Brehm	5,282	58,452
#6,434	Malave	5,278	58,497

Who is named Malave

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

89% of people named Malave identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or more races 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Malave?: 5,278 people in the United States had the surname Malave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,497 Americans. It ranked 6,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Malave?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Malave identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Malave getting more or less common?: More common. 4,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,278 in 2010, up 26%.