Cognome
Malatesta
The strongest concentration of Malatesta in US arrival records points to Campania, with 30 of 116 arrivals (26 percent) originating there.
116
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
54
Comuni of
origin
15
Regioni
represented
51
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Campania
30 of 116
26 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Malatesta line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Malatesta arrivals came from Campania, most often from the provincia of Avellino. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Malatesta from Campania
Most often from Avellino (AV)
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Distribuzione per regione
Concentration by regione
15 regioni represented
- Campania3026%
- Liguria2723%
- Abruzzo1614%
- Toscana65%
- Puglia65%
- Marche54%
- Emilia-Romagna43%
- Piemonte43%
- Lazio43%
- Molise43%
- Veneto33%
- Calabria33%
- Sicilia22%
- Umbria11%
- Basilicata11%
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Malatesta was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
- Genova
14
Provincia GE
Provincia GE
Provincia AV
Provincia CE
Provincia NA
Provincia GE
Provincia CH
Provincia MS
Provincia RN
Provincia AP
Provincia VR
Provincia TE
Provincia CS
Provincia AV
Provincia FG
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Genova | GE | 14 |
| Cicagna | GE | 8 |
| Baiano | AV | 7 |
| Caserta | CE | 6 |
| Napoli | NA | 6 |
| Torriglia | GE | 4 |
| Vasto | CH | 4 |
| Aulla | MS | 4 |
| San Clemente | RN | 4 |
| Folignano | AP | 3 |
| Lavagno | VR | 3 |
| Bellante | TE | 3 |
| Amantea | CS | 2 |
| Montefredane | AV | 2 |
| Serracapriola | FG | 2 |
Persone notevoli
Notable Malatesta on Wikipedia
Malatesta I Malatesta
IT1183 · Pennabilli
1246 · Verucchio
1248 · Rimini
1254 · Rimini
1299 · Rimini
1301 · Rimini
1370 · Pesaro
Galeotto Belfiore Malatesta
IT1377 · Montefiore Conca
Rengarda Malatesta
IT1380 · Rimini
1384 · Urbino
1385 · Pesaro
1390 · Venezia
Pandolfo Malatesta
IT1390 · Rimini
1393 · Pesaro
1404 · Cesena
| Name | Born | Birthplace | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malatesta I Malatesta | 1183 | Pennabilli | IT |
| Paolo Malatesta | 1246 | Verucchio | ENIT |
| Gianciotto Malatesta | 1248 | Rimini | ENIT |
| Malatestino I Malatesta | 1254 | Rimini | ENIT |
| Galeotto I Malatesta | 1299 | Rimini | ENIT |
| Antonia Malatesta di Cesena | 1301 | Rimini | ENIT |
| Malatesta IV Malatesta | 1370 | Pesaro | ENIT |
| Galeotto Belfiore Malatesta | 1377 | Montefiore Conca | IT |
| Rengarda Malatesta | 1380 | Rimini | IT |
| Battista Malatesta | 1384 | Urbino | ENIT |
| Galeazzo Malatesta | 1385 | Pesaro | ENIT |
| Carlo II Malatesta | 1390 | Venezia | ENIT |
| Pandolfo Malatesta | 1390 | Rimini | IT |
| Paola Malatesta | 1393 | Pesaro | ENIT |
| Parisina Malatesta | 1404 | Cesena | ENIT |
Varianti grafiche
Spelling variants worth checking
- The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
- If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.
Malatesto
2 US arrivals
Maslatesta
1 US arrivals
Malatesa
2 US arrivals
Maltesta
1 US arrivals
Malata
1 US arrivals
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Malatesta.