Malawige Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Malawige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
Malawige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malawige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malawige is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Malawige click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malawige? popularity and diffusion
Malawige is the 891,661st most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Malawige are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Malawige is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Apart from Sri Lanka Malawige occurs in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malavige | 88 | 1,120 | / |
| Mallawage | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malaiwiset | 78 | 4 | / |
| Malabege | 75 | 27 | / |
| Malavage | 75 | 3 | / |
| Malavigi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malawichai | 67 | 68 | / |
| Malavega | 63 | 915 | / |
| Molabege | 63 | 132 | / |
| Malaveci | 63 | 124 | / |
| Malavisi | 63 | 64 | / |
| Malavaze | 63 | 59 | / |
| Malaiwichit | 63 | 20 | / |
| Molabize | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malavece | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mailouwaiga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malavesi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malavengi | 59 | 62 | / |
| Malobekge | 59 | 17 | / |
| Malavicha | 59 | 4 | / |
| Malavisaj | 59 | 3 | / |
| Malavazze | 59 | 2 | / |
| Molabeigi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Molavizer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malavisis | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mahlowichi | 56 | 6 | / |
| Malavichai | 56 | 4 | / |
| Maliavengi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Malaivichit | 53 | 2 | / |
| Malaviyasid | 53 | 1 | / |
| Malaviyajay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Malovici | 50 | 2 | / |
| Malovisi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Moollawichai | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Malawige
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis