Malapwa Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Malapwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Malapwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malapwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malapwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Malapwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malapwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,551,568th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malapwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 94 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malabwa | 86 | 415 | / |
| Malapwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Motlhapwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mallapuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malavva | 71 | 48 | / |
| Malabwe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Malabba | 71 | 30 | / |
| Malebwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malavwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malabua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malobwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallavva | 67 | 3,965 | / |
| Maelabua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Malampue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mallabba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Molapuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malabbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malabuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleebwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlavba | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Malabwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Alaibua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mallavvaa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Molopwe | 57 | 35 | / |
| Malobwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Malobba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Malobva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malebua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malabbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malavue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malabue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malabbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malabby | 57 | 0 | / |
| Malabuet | 53 | 202 | / |
| Malabver | 53 | 15 | / |
| Malaibui | 53 | 13 | / |
| Malabuit | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mohlabva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mailabbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mallabbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Malaibbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Malabuer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mallabbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mallabby | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Malapwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis