The Mal surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 291 people carried this name — #67,747 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 25% from 233 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Mal.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 48 people named Mal live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mal.
- Majka 1,571 · U.S. census
- Major 20,977 · U.S. census
- Maka 636 · U.S. census
- Makhlouf 404 · U.S. census
- Makowski 3,942 · U.S. census
- Maksimovic 201 · U.S. census
- Mala 261 · U.S. census
- Malacarne 133 · U.S. census
- Malaguti 180 · U.S. census
- Malaise 136 · U.S. census
- Malan 2,007 · U.S. census
- Malara 426 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Mal is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.