The Malan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,007 people carried this name — #14,787 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. That is up 46% from 1,378 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 118 people named Malan.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 96 people named Malan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
59 people named Malan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Malan live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
21 people named Malan is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Malan,
with a public archive behind them.
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César Malan 1787–1864 · composer -
César Malan 1787–1864 · composer
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César Malan 1787–1864 · composer
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Solomon Caesar Malan 1812–1894 · Egyptologist -
F. S. Malan 1871–1941 · politician -
Lillian Augusta Murray d. 1913
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Malan.
- Maksimovic 201 · U.S. census
- Mal 291 · U.S. census
- Mala 261 · U.S. census
- Malacarne 133 · U.S. census
- Malaguti 180 · U.S. census
- Malaise 136 · U.S. census
- Malara 426 · U.S. census
- Malaret 158 · U.S. census
- Malary 149 · U.S. census
- Malas 268 · U.S. census
- Malaspina 355 · U.S. census
- Malaterre 164 · U.S. census
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