How common is the surname Malik?

14,925 people in the United States had the surname Malik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,686 Americans. It ranked 2,429th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Malik?

Adam Malik, 3rd Vice President of Indonesia (1978–1983), followed by Art Malik.

Where is the surname Malik most common?

Wikidata records people named Malik in Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Malik?

Malik is /məˈlik/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Malik getting more or less common?

More common. 10,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,925 in 2010, up 44%.

Is Malik also a first name?

Yes. Malik 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 Malik

An Arabic surname, carried by 14,925 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məˈlik/ 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). Malik is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).

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 14,925 people named Malik in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,686 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,376.

#2,429

rank among US surnames

14,925

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+43.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,172)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,420	Puente	14,966	20,630
#2,421	Bail	14,957	20,642
#2,422	Isaacs	14,951	20,650
#2,423	Brower	14,950	20,652
#2,424	Yazzie	14,949	20,653
#2,425	Strange	14,948	20,655
#2,426	Boles	14,946	20,657

Who is named Malik

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

67% of people named Malik identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 67%
White (not Hispanic) 22%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Maliks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam Malik
3rd Vice President of Indonesia (1978–1983)
Art Malik
British actor, born 1952
Osama Malik
Australian soccer player, born 1990

Notable Maliks come mostly from Indonesia (1), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Malik

Malik 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 Malik come from?: From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).
How common is the surname Malik?: 14,925 people in the United States had the surname Malik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,686 Americans. It ranked 2,429th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Malik?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Malik identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Malik?: Adam Malik, 3rd Vice President of Indonesia (1978–1983), followed by Art Malik.
Where is the surname Malik most common?: Wikidata records people named Malik in Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Malik?: Malik is /məˈlik/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Malik getting more or less common?: More common. 10,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,925 in 2010, up 44%.
Is Malik also a first name?: Yes. Malik 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.