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 last name Malapwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Malapwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Malapwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malapwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Malapwa is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 94 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Malapwa is found in one country. It is also found 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