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The Malatesta surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,358 people carried this name — #19,803 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,309 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Malatesta surname

A surname, several members of which family were important in Italian history.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Malatesta» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 610 people named Malatesta 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 359
Santa Fe 83
City of Buenos Aires 77
Entre Ríos 45
Córdoba 22
La Pampa 13
Neuquén 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 108 people named Malatesta.

49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Corsica.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 49
Corsica 15
Alpes-Maritimes 9
Bouches-du-Rhône 9
Côte-d’Or 8
Rhône 4
Paris 3
Moselle 3
Hérault 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

34 people named Malatesta live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Neuchâtel 7
Vaud 6
Zurich 6
Ticino 5
Geneva 4
Aargau 3
Bern 3

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.

Who carried it

People named Malatesta,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Leale Malatesta d. 1400 · Catholic priest
  • Antonio Malatesta d. 1475 · Catholic priest
  • Carlo III Malatesta d. 1486 · condottiero
  • Carlo V Malatesta d. 1544 · condottiero
  • Galeotto III Malatesta d. 1423 · condottiero
  • Galeotto IV Maletesta d. 1492 · condottiero

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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