Amalwa Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Amalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 424 | 1:5,683 | 1,085 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amalwa occurs most in Namibia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amalwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amalwa is the 679,794th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amalwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 5,683. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 29 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 21 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Namibia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamalwa | 92 | 1,762 | / |
| Amalwaa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Haimalwa | 86 | 43 | / |
| Hamalwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aamalwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omalwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Amalba | 83 | 9 | / |
| Amolwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Amalua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Amalva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emalwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamalua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Amalbay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amaluha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oumalwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asmalwy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eimalwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amalbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamalwey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gammalva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amalluha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amalvy | 67 | 293 | / |
| Emalwo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amalvi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Amalbo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omalua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amaluo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amalwa
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