Malaw Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Malaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland2521:13,890743
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Niger471:408,34111,310
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
India111:69,733,217610,955
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Malaw (613) may also be a first name.

Malaw Last Name Facts

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

Malaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻻﻭ, Marathi: मालव) is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Malaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaw? popularity and diffusion

Malaw is the 707,442nd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Malaw reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Malaw is also the 337,379th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 613 people.

Malaw is most frequent in Somaliland, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 13,890. Not including Somaliland it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.

Malaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malaw last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malawe91875/
Mallaw9117/
Mailaw9114/
Matlaw9112/
Mahlaw913/
Maalaw911/
Maliaw911/
Maylaw911/
Mailawe83617/
Mathlaw8317/
Mallawe8315/
Maliawe836/
Malahaw831/
Malow807,760/
Malav805,105/
Malab801,225/
Malaf8026/
Molaw8025/
Melaw807/
Mailaawe771/
Malabowa771/
Mahlajwe771/
Malova7318,549/
Malowa734,390/
Mallow733,299/
Mallav731,952/
Mahlow731,236/
Mallab731,120/
Malowe73498/
Maliab73179/
Malouw73153/
Malabh7391/
Malaab7372/
Malgaf7362/
Malafe7357/
Mailow7343/
Mollaw7331/
Matlaf7321/
Malhab7318/
Maulab7313/
Maslav7311/
Maalaf738/
Malaph737/
Mealow736/
Meelaw736/
Malaav735/
Maalow734/
Maliaf734/
Malauf734/
Maylab734/
Malaib734/
Maleab734/
Malaif733/
Molawe733/
Mailab732/
Maulav731/
Maalav731/
Malatv731/
Malavt731/
Malgav731/
Malhav731/
Malaàb731/
Maalab731/
Mailav731/
Mahlaf731/
Malhaf731/
Mallaf731/
Maliow731/
Malyab731/
Mhalaf731/
Maelaf731/
Mahlav731/
Malohw731/
Meliaw731/
Malahb731/
Malahv731/
Malaaf731/
Maliav731/
Malyow730/
Maloyw730/
Moylaw730/
Mallabh672,408/
Mailova67670/
Maylova67324/
Mealhow6744/
Malgova6725/
Mahalav6723/
Malouwe6722/
Mallowe6721/
Mahalow6714/
Matlafe679/
Meallow676/
Maullab676/
Mallova675/
Mallowa675/
Maliova675/
Maulova675/
Mallavh674/
Matlavs674/
Mallyab673/
Mailabh672/
Mailiab672/
Mahlavs671/
Malaffe671/
Maslaiv671/
Matleaf671/
Moliaww671/
Moulawe671/
Measlow671/
Maulaph671/
Ma'alaf671/
Malahaf671/
Mahlowa671/
Mahlowe671/
Malayfe671/
Mhatlaf671/
Moleawe671/
Mmalowe671/
Maaleaf671/
Maleiwe671/
Mallouw671/
Mahlafe671/
Molhawe671/
Meelahw671/
Maalaaf671/
Maallaf671/
Mauslow670/
Mallohw670/
Maillow670/
Maullow670/
Mattlow670/

Malaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻻﻭmalaw70
ﻣﻠﻮmlw10
ﻣﺎﻟﻮmalw10
ﻣﻼﻭmlaw10
Malaw in the Marathi language
मालवmalava66.67
मलवmalava16.67
माळावmalava16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malaw
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