Malawo Surname

163,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,5261:6,275757
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
England261:2,143,00282,017
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malawo (327) may also be a first name.

Malawo Last Name Facts

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

Malawo is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malawo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,562nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,744,838 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Malawo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malawo is also the 484,932nd most widely held given name globally It is held by 327 people.

The last name Malawo is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,526 people, or 1 in 6,275. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 57 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent are found and Central Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Malawo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Malawo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.55% less than the national average, earning R 36,720 per year and in United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maulawo92132/
Malawot9230/
Malawou9216/
Mailawo921/
Malabo832,139/
Malawa832,019/
Malewo831,342/
Malowo83105/
Molawo8325/
Melawo8312/
Malavo8310/
Mallawa774,061/
Mallabo77837/
Maliabo77495/
Mallavo77238/
Mailawa77173/
Malawau77164/
Malabou7754/
Malavoy7750/
Mallewo7749/
Malavou7741/
Maleawa7732/
Maliavo775/
Maliawa774/
Mmolawo774/
Mailabo773/
Malawah772/
Malavoi772/
Malaiwa772/
Mahlewo771/
Maulawa771/
Malaubo771/
Malavod771/
Mmalawa771/
Molawoa771/
Malawwa771/
Malaawa771/
Malouwo771/
Malaewa771/
Malewou771/
Malauwa771/
Malaywa771/
Mallawat7148/
Malawach718/
Malachwa718/
Malaawat716/
Maliawad714/
Maslawaz714/
Mallawah714/
Maelauwa713/
Malhabou712/
Malaiwat711/
Malajwad711/
Malajwah711/
Mailaawa711/
Mailouwo711/
Malabhoi711/
Malaabou711/
Maliavou711/
Maliawau711/
Malauvou711/
Malhowoi711/
Malaswat711/
Maihlabo711/
Mmolawoa711/
Mallowos710/
Maloba67135,185/
Malova6718,549/
Malaba6711,102/
Malewa674,427/
Malowa674,390/
Malobo672,946/
Maleva671,999/
Molawa671,907/
Malava67991/
Malová67164/
Mahalawat67132/
Malevo67121/
Malovo6748/
Matlhajwa6724/
Melawa6720/
Molabo6719/
Molewo674/
Molowo674/
Molavo674/
Malabá671/
Malahabou671/
Malaouhou671/
Melowo671/
Melewo671/

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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
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  • 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 Malawo
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