How common is the last name Malik?

18,478 people in the United States have the last name Malik, about 1 in 16,176. It ranks #1,908 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MALIK

#1,908

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,478
About
1 in 16,176
This common or more
47.2%
Who bears it

Of the 18,478 people with the last name Malik, 71.2% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 17.3% as White and 4.7% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Malik

#1,905 Whitman · 18,508#1,907 Koehler · 18,481#1,909 Tackett · 18,453#1,910 Salcedo · 18,448

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Malik, most common first.

#6,602 Malek · 4,925#19,828 Malick · 1,360#20,959 Malak · 1,275#46,623 Mallik · 492#47,035 Malis · 487#66,829 Malig · 319#89,563 Malic · 222#127,013 Malk · 141

Also a first name

As a first name, Malik ranks #1,097 of 53,615, with 37,659 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1996, with 4,050 births. See Malik as a first name

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