Malawak Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Malawak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Malawak (10) may also be a first name.
Malawak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malawak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malawak occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malawak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Malawak reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Malawak is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Malawak is most prevalent in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawag | 86 | 6 | / |
| Malowak | 86 | 4 | / |
| Malavak | 86 | 3 | / |
| Malauvak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malabakh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malavakh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malabag | 71 | 1,587 | / |
| Malabac | 71 | 52 | / |
| Malavag | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malavaux | 67 | 94 | / |
| Malavagh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maslavac | 67 | 3 | / |
| Molabayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malavatc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malabagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallavaux | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malovac | 57 | 44 | / |
| Malobag | 57 | 26 | / |
| Malabog | 57 | 4 | / |
| Malaboc | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moslavac | 53 | 519 | / |
| Malabhog | 53 | 5 | / |
| Molobakh | 53 | 2 | / |
| Malavoque | 50 | 7 | / |
| Meleuweuk | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Malawak
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