Malawana Surname

160,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Malawana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malawana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
South Africa9861:54,9476,981
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England151:3,714,537119,675
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Malawana (126) may also be a first name.

Malawana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malawana is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Malawana.

How Common Is The Last Name Malawana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malawana is the 160,173rd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,676,293 people. The surname Malawana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Malawana reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 126 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,681 people, or 1 in 12,379. Barring Sri Lanka Malawana occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Malawana Last Name Statistics demography

Malawana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malawanna94100/
Malawatna9418/
Malawanga941/
Maulawana941/
Matlajwana897/
Mailawaina891/
Malawani882,006/
Malabana881,165/
Malewana88315/
Malawane88173/
Malawany88154/
Malowana8897/
Malavana8824/
Molawana881/
Malawanno82184/
Mallawany82123/
Malavanay8258/
Malaibana8242/
Malawanie8215/
Matlavana828/
Malahwani827/
Malavanga824/
Maleewana824/
Malaevana823/
Mohlawana823/
Mahlavana822/
Mallawane822/
Mailawane822/
Malahwane821/
Malabanay821/
Maliabana821/
Malawanis821/
Malawhani821/
Ma'lawani821/
Malawaned821/
Malawenna821/
Malaywane821/
Mahlowana821/
Malavanna821/
Malawange821/
Maliawani821/
Malavainay7843/
Matlhavana7838/
Mathlavana7814/
Matlajwane782/
Mahlahwani781/
Malavanath781/
Malowany75383/
Malevana75311/
Malavani75156/
Malowani7569/
Malabane7555/
Malavane7540/
Malovana7518/
Malabona7511/
Malobana7510/
Malawoni757/
Malavena754/
Malavano751/
Molawane751/
Mailouwaina747/
Malavaniy712,202/
Mahlovana71284/
Mahlabani7141/
Mahlavani7138/
Malowanyi7134/
Mahlowani7124/
Malejwane7123/
Mahlevana7121/
Malevanna7119/
Malaivanh7114/
Malobanna7111/
Maliovana719/
Malaboina719/
Mallavena718/
Malyovana717/
Mailavani717/
Malobanay716/
Malovhana715/
Malayvanh714/
Malowaney713/
Malawonno712/
Mahlavane711/
Malovanna711/
Malaveena711/
Maleibana711/
Maelewano711/
Maloiwany711/
Matlavane711/
Matlavani711/
Mahlabano711/
Molauwane711/
Mmalabane711/
Malavanno711/
Malhovana711/
Mailaboina67123/
Mallaboina6770/
Mathlavani6715/
Matlhavane6713/
Matlhavani6711/
Matlouwane678/
Malovanaya677/
Mallaveena675/
Mallevaina675/
Malavanith674/
Maalaboina671/
Malayboina671/
Mailabouna671/
Malovanaja671/
Matlajuane671/
Matleiwane671/
Mathlavane671/
Mahlabhane671/

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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 Malawana
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