Malan is used as a family name or surname in Ivory Coast. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Malan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ivory Coast
Meaning: Name worn Provence (13, 84). Also found in Italy Malano form, which seems equivalent. Malan is perhaps a place name, met especially in the Vaucluse (hamlet Velleron and hill Lauris) Isère (The Albenc), Haute-Savoie, the Tarn and Aveyron. This name is often associated with heights. Finally, note that Occitan word malan means 'bad year' by extension 'misfortune'.

How popular is Malan?

Malan is common in Ivory Coast.

Malan is ranked 7328 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Malans grew by 45.64586 per cent to 2007 since 2000 and ranked 14787 after elevating 3705 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.12 86.94
Hispanic or Latino 7.57 4.35
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 7.13 4.72
Black 2.94 0
Malan is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies that it is originated from South Africa. Around 73816 people have been found who wears Malan as their family name. Malan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
18,563 Nigeria7
2,110 Mozambique4
59,967 Moldova4
2,011 South Korea4
3,752 Iraq3
35,184 Poland3
6,989 Uganda3
9,500 Ghana3
70,383 Tanzania3
19,046 Ireland2
18,718 Thailand2
10,395 Latvia2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
5,217 Zambia2
31,767 Greece2
13,552 Qatar2
41,879 Turkey2
2,705 Togo2
883 Macau2
20,837 Venezuela2
960 Saint Lucia2
14,373 Jordan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
17,575 Kuwait1
3,275 Nepal1
14,644 Tunisia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
38,830 Morocco1
56,169 Mexico1
28,365 Kenya1
1,179 Swaziland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,268 Mauritius1
5,589 Sudan1
29,595 Iran1
24,460 Armenia1
2,715 Gabon1
6,149 Ethiopia1
356 Eritrea1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
29,046 Japan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
205,048 Russia43
35,708 Czech Republic36
2,541 Senegal34
114,425 Ukraine34
20,103 Norway33
36,533 Zimbabwe32
42,407 Sweden22
52,530 Belgium22
15,050 Singapore18
29,040 Denmark15
78,557 Netherlands13
699 Bermuda13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,604 Spain77
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Malan:
1,899 Ecuador875
8,696 England758
14,257 France661
683 Uruguay587
23,224 Philippines580
23,349 Italy426
6,716 Romania334
34,683 Brazil334
38,477 Germany269
10,689 Australia260
21,011 Argentina254
1,581 Botswana251
1,368 Taiwan232
10,151 Malaysia177
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
28,855 Canada117
9,004 United Arab Emirates107
7,143 New Zealand102
Countries with thousands of Malan:
616 Niger2,454
20,630 India2,003
17,439 United States1,884
240 Namibia1,139
2,323 Sri Lanka1,109
12,176 Indonesia1,017
Countries with ten thousands of Malan:
137 South Africa42,975
162 Ivory Coast14,173
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Malan was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 17, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Sardinia from Liverpool. Patrick Malan (24) Farmer, Honor Malan, aged 21, 21 years old James Malan, 20 years old Hugh Malan, are others that migrated to US.

From Italy

Pitman Enrico Malan from Italy aboard the La Bourgogne from Havre. He is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in California on November 14, 1887.

Comments

D
Darlena Skeete
Malan is a rare name, was appointed by former french wound, ulcer, nickname which applies to one who is suffering from malan.

Malan Namesakes

  • Cecília Malan, Pedro Malan's daughter
  • Angeliki Malanti, Actress
  • Nipon Malanont, Soccer player
  • Sebastián Malandra, Soccer player
  • Andreas Malandrinos, Actor
  • Catherine Malandrino, Fashion Designer
  • Ceasar Malan, Musical Artist
  • Cecília Malan, Pedro Malan's daughter
  • Charl Malan, Cricket Player
  • Dawid Malan, Cricketer
  • In 2017 horror flick, Moopet Pastor, Sarita Malan characterized Betty.

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