How Many People Have the Last Name Malek?
people had the surname Malek in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 61,728 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+321 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Malek (86.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.2%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Malek ranks #5,394. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 89.4% to 86.7%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 3.9% to 6.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Malek grew from 4,459 people in 2000 to 4,780 in 2010 (up 7.2%), and its rank fell from #6,938 to #7,008. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.65 to 1.62 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,459 | 4,780 |
| Rank | #6,938 | #7,008 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.65 | 1.62 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Malek
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Malek: M420
👤 Malek as a First Name
Malek is a first name too: about 3,046 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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