The Malis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 484 people carried this name — #44,423 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 500 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 90 people named Malis.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 70 people named Malis 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 Córdoba.
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
48 people named Malis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 73 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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
25 people named Malis 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
29 people named Malis 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).
In print
Malis in American newspapers,
1871–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 410,566 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Malis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Claire Malis 1943–2012 · actor -
Cy Malis 1907–1971 · baseball player
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Nora Malis 1922–2020
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Christian Malis 1967–2017 · essayist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Malis.
- Malie 108 · U.S. census
- Malik 14,925 · U.S. census
- Malin 4,365 · U.S. census
- Maline 410 · U.S. census
- Malinowski 5,895 · U.S. census
- Malinski 558 · U.S. census
- Malivert 157 · U.S. census
- Malka 665 · U.S. census
- Malki 479 · U.S. census
- Mall 1,682 · U.S. census
- Malla 650 · U.S. census
- Mallard 6,583 · U.S. census
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