How common is the surname Malek?

4,780 people in the United States had the surname Malek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,591 Americans. It ranked 7,008th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Malek?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Malek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Malek?

Rami Malek, American actor (born 1981).

Where is the surname Malek most common?

Wikidata records people named Malek in Egypt.

Is the surname Malek getting more or less common?

More common. 4,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,780 in 2010, up 7.2%.

Is Malek also a first name?

Yes. Malek is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Malek

A surname, carried by 4,780 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M420 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malek is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

From Czech Málek, Polish Małek, Slovene Malek, or a variant of the Muslim name Malik.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,780 people named Malek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,591 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,459.

#7,008

rank among US surnames

4,780

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,938)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,004	Southworth	4,783	64,551
#7,005	Sheehy	4,782	64,564
#7,006	Gwin	4,781	64,578
#7,008	Malek	4,780	64,591
#7,010	Stultz	4,778	64,618

Who is named Malek

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

87% of people named Malek identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.2%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maleks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rami Malek
American actor (born 1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Malek

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

Questions

Where does the surname Malek come from?: From Czech Málek, Polish Małek, Slovene Malek, or a variant of the Muslim name Malik.
How common is the surname Malek?: 4,780 people in the United States had the surname Malek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,591 Americans. It ranked 7,008th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Malek?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Malek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Malek?: Rami Malek, American actor (born 1981).
Where is the surname Malek most common?: Wikidata records people named Malek in Egypt.
Is the surname Malek getting more or less common?: More common. 4,459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,780 in 2010, up 7.2%.
Is Malek also a first name?: Yes. Malek is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.