Malawa Surname

205,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malawa Surname Definition:

Malawa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: one who arrives at a time when the village is thriving and there is no hardship.

Malawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5661:14,4061,377
Zambia2491:63,6545,679
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Ivory Coast1331:173,4687,776
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

Malawa (1,221) may also be a first name.

Malawa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malawa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: one who arrives at a time when the village is thriving and there is no hardship.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malawa Last Name Facts

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

Malawa (Marathi: मालवा, Oriya: ମାଲୱା) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malawa is the 205,521st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,609,483 people. Malawa is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Malawa live; 28 percent live in Oceania Islands and 28 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 226,494th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,221 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 14,406. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: New Ireland, where 55 percent are found, Western, where 24 percent are found and Madang, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 12 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Malawa Last Name Statistics demography

Malawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.8% less than the national average, earning R 109,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallawa924,061/
Malawai92211/
Mailawa92173/
Malawau92164/
Maleawa9232/
Malaway9218/
Maliawa924/
Malawah922/
Malaiwa922/
Maulawa921/
Malaawa921/
Malaewa921/
Malauwa921/
Malawwa921/
Malaywa921/
Mmalawa921/
Mallawat8648/
Mallawai8634/
Mallaway8612/
Malachwa868/
Malawach868/
Malaawat866/
Maslawaz864/
Maliawad864/
Mallawah864/
Maelauwa863/
Mealaway861/
Mailaawa861/
Maliawau861/
Malaswat861/
Malawaiz861/
Malaiwat861/
Malajwad861/
Malajwah861/
Malaba8311,102/
Malewa834,427/
Malowa834,390/
Malawi832,832/
Malawo832,655/
Molawa831,907/
Malava83991/
Malawe83875/
Malawy83606/
Melawa8320/
Malawé831/
Mahalawat80132/
Matlhajwa8024/
Malaweach801/
Matlava776,197/
Mmolawa774,100/
Malaeva773,297/
Malavat772,466/
Malavad771,774/
Mallawi771,116/
Malaiba77659/
Mailawe77617/
Mahlawe77595/
Mahlawi77419/
Mahlawy77367/
Malawet77365/
Malabay77298/
Mallaba77294/
Mallewa77287/
Molaiwa77285/
Malayba77258/
Mgalawe77246/
Maalawi77227/
Malawey77151/
Maalawy77146/
Malabai77143/
Maulawo77132/
Malaavi77131/
Mahlava77123/
Maliava77103/
Malyava7789/
Malawee7766/
Mailava7741/
Mallava7740/
Maloway7738/
Malavai7736/
Mailewa7736/
Mmalewa7732/
Malawot7730/
Malabha7730/
Maslava7726/
Malavau7723/
Malavas7719/
Mailaba7718/
Maulava7716/
Malawou7716/
Mallawe7715/
Maliowa7712/
Maliaba7711/
Mmalaba779/
Mohlawa779/
Molawea778/
Malavay777/
Malaweh777/
Malgawe776/
Mealewa776/
Malavaz776/
Maliawe776/
Maleaba776/
Malhaba776/
Mallowa775/
Malawie774/
Malaiva774/
Malouwa774/
Mallawy773/
Mahlewa773/
Maleewa772/
Malawiy772/
Maulaba772/
Malavea772/
Malewai772/
Malgawi772/
Malavah772/
Malaaba772/
Malabau772/
Mhalaba772/
Maloswa771/
Malovaa771/
Malehwa771/
Maleway771/
Malowah771/
Melaway771/
Mailawo771/
Matława771/
Maelava771/
Mailawi771/
Mahlowa771/
Malasua771/
Malawii771/
Maleava771/
Malyaba771/
Malyawi771/
'Molawa771/
Maslawy771/
Maalaba771/
Molawoa771/
Mollawa771/
Mhalawi771/
Malawej771/
Malhawi771/
Mallaeva718,699/
Moolaway713,854/
Mailavad711,534/
Mahalawy71971/
Malabhai71906/
Mahalawi71629/
Malyaeva71466/
Mallavat71215/
Mhallawi71200/
Malavaud71106/
Malavaux7194/
Malavatt7184/
Malloway7164/
Maliaeva7149/
Mahlavas7140/
Malavaya7137/
Mmolaiwa7121/
Malahawi7119/
Malaiwet7118/
Matlhava7116/
Malaivay7114/
Malavais7113/
Mallabai7112/
Mahloway7112/
Mahulawe7112/
Mallewai7111/
Maliavaz7111/
Mohlajwa7111/
Malawich7110/
Mollaewa719/
Maalavat718/
Maslowas718/
Maallawi718/
Mallowah717/
Mahlabah717/
Malabhay717/
Mahlavat716/
Mallabha715/
Mallahua715/
Malawech715/
Mahlaeva714/
Malavadh714/
Malaiwej714/
Mallavha713/
Malyaabe712/
Mailouwa712/
Malaibai711/
Mailaeva711/
Malaivad711/
Mailavay711/
Maulaabi711/
Maulabai711/
Maulavad711/
Maalavad711/
Mallavah711/
Malhavat711/
Mgallawe711/
Mailaawe711/
Mailaiva711/
Mailawie711/
Malagiua711/
Malaabou711/
Malavaij711/
Malaveau711/
Mallaiba711/
Mallouwa711/
Matlhawe711/
Malaawet711/
Mahlaaba711/
Mahlajwe711/
Mahhlaba711/
Mohlaiwa711/
Mmolauwa711/
Mmolawoa711/
Moolawah711/
Meallawy711/
Malavaiz711/
Maloba67135,185/
Malave6768,229/
Malova6718,549/
Malavi6710,143/
Molaba675,702/
Molewa674,415/
Mailabhai672,812/
Malabo672,139/
Maleva671,999/
Malabe671,465/
Malewo671,342/
Malabi671,051/
Mahallawy67843/
Molowa67504/
Malowe67498/
Malavé67380/
Malaby67340/
Malowo67105/
Melewa6768/
Malowi6736/
Molawo6725/
Melava6724/
Mahallawi6717/
Molava6714/
Melawo6712/
Malavo6710/
Malaivach679/
Malyavath677/
Molawi677/
Malyavaya675/
Malavè675/
Mahalgawe674/
Mohlachwa674/
Mahalabah673/
Molawe673/
Mmaulavad672/
Mahalavai672/
Mallyaeva672/
Malahieva672/
Mothlajwa672/
Mahalabha671/
Mahalavad671/
Maullabai671/
Maalaavat671/
Malyaavat671/
Malavy671/
Maliabhai671/
Malabá671/
Maalabhai671/
Mailouwai671/
Malahabou671/
Maliachva671/
Mallavaux671/
Mallavaya671/
Matlhajwe671/
Meallawey671/
Malaiweet671/
Malowy670/

Malawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malawa in the Oriya language
ମାଲୱାmalawa85.71
ମଲୱାmalawa14.29
Malawa in the Marathi language
मालवाmalava50
मलावाmalava50

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