Malangwa Surname
Approximately 661 people bear this surname
Malangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 482 | 1:109,837 | 10,610 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 82 | 1:193,292 | 12,826 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Malangwa (1,207) may also be a first name.
Malangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malangwa is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 498,439th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malangwa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 227,976th most common first name throughout the world, held by 1,207 people.
The surname Malangwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 109,837. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 33 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 26 percent live and Pwani Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Zambia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malang'wa | 94 | 79 | / |
| Maelangwa | 94 | 8 | / |
| Matlangwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mahlangwai | 89 | 7 | / |
| M'Malangwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malongwa | 88 | 289 | / |
| Malangba | 88 | 72 | / |
| Malangua | 88 | 28 | / |
| Malangwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Molangwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Malangwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mailangwe | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mholangwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mahlongwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mealangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malangbay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahlangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahalangwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matlhangwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malongwe | 75 | 665 | / |
| Malangue | 75 | 201 | / |
| Molongwa | 75 | 104 | / |
| Malongua | 75 | 83 | / |
| Molangba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Malangui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melangwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malamgua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malamgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahlongwe | 71 | 113 | / |
| Mahlangue | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mohlongwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malangoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahlangui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melangwoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moulangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motlongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malong'we | 71 | 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
- 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 Malangwa
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