Malakwen Surname

160,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Malakwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malakwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7241:16,9532,029
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malakwen (546) may also be a first name.

Malakwen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malakwen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Malakwen is most common in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,029th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,673,348 people. Malakwen is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malakwen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Malakwen is also the 360,559th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 546 people.

Malakwen is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2,724 people, or 1 in 16,953. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 33 percent are found, Nandi County, where 25 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya Malakwen exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Malakwen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Malakwen last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malakwn931/
Malekwen881/
Malaguen751/
Malaquen751/
Matlhokweng7451/
Malagouen711,216/
Malongwen711/
Molokwaen711/
Malaqun671/
Molokwn671/
Malaquin631,423/
Malaquín632/
Malagueñ631/
Motlhokweng631/
Malequin631/
Molokwyne591/
Malanquin591/
Maliaguem591/
Malaquim5043/
Malazqum5015/
Molequin504/
Maloquin501/
Malaguim501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Malakwen
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