Maloff

Maloff Meaning & Origin

About Maloff
The surname Maloff is of Russian origin and is derived from the given name Mal, which means "small" or "little" in Russian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Mal. The suffix "-off" is a common Russian patronymic ending, meaning "son of." Therefore, Maloff can be interpreted to mean "son of Mal" or "descendant of Mal."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Maloff is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Maloff: 119
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 140,157
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Maloff based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Maloff is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLF
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0401
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 L AO1 F
🌐 IPA
/maloff*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M410

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Maloff in Braille

Here's how to represent Maloff in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Maloff in braille

How to sign the name Maloff using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Maloff using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Maloff in sign language

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