The Malek surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,459 people carried this name — #6,938 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,600 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
14,956 people named Malek have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 16,702 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 390 people named Malek.
Most of them — 197 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
121 people named Malek live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 75 people named Malek 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 Brussels-Capital.
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 Malek.
- Malaty 109 · U.S. census
- Malcuit 219 · U.S. census
- Maldonado 88,016 · U.S. census
- Male 1,703 · U.S. census
- Malec 1,724 · U.S. census
- Malecki 1,810 · U.S. census
- Malen 316 · U.S. census
- Malenfant 635 · U.S. census
- Maler 455 · U.S. census
- Malerba 473 · U.S. census
- Males 761 · U.S. census
- Malet 168 · U.S. census
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