Malawa Surname
Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 566 | 1:14,406 | 1,377 |
| Zambia | 249 | 1:63,654 | 5,679 |
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 133 | 1:173,468 | 7,776 |
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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.
Malawa Demographics
Average Malawa Salary in
South Africa
R 109,800
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malawa (Marathi: मालवा, Oriya: ମାଲୱା) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 205,521st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,609,483 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Malawa live; 28 percent live in Oceania Islands and 28 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Malawa is also the 226,494th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 1,221 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 566 people, or 1 in 14,406. In Papua New Guinea Malawa is primarily concentrated in: New Ireland, where 55 percent reside, Western, where 24 percent reside and Madang, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
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
Malawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲୱା | malawa | 85.71 |
| ମଲୱା | malawa | 14.29 |
| Malawa in the Marathi language | ||
| मालवा | malava | 50 |
| मलावा | malava | 50 |
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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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