Worldwide, Малькольм (Malcolm 
, Malkolm 
, Малькольм 
) is a common male first name. The given name Малькольм is characteristic of Malta, where it is quite a common male name, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa. Very seldom, Малькольм is the last name as well as the forename.
Малькольм is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Merlyn , the fictional character in the DC Comics Universe, The Flash; Malcolm Reed , the fictional character from Star Trek: Enterprise, Carpenter Street; Malcolm Reynolds , the fictional character from Firefly, Serenity; Malcolm Merlyn , the fictional character from the television series Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow and Cobalt Blue , the DC Comics character, The Flash, and in many other works.