Malawu Surname
Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname
Malawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 774 | 1:69,997 | 8,734 |
| DR Congo | 732 | 1:100,928 | 11,306 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Malawu (139) may also be a first name.
Malawu Demographics
Average Malawu Salary in
South Africa
R 124,032
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malawu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malawu is the 258,507th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,788,138 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malawu live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 139 people.
The surname Malawu is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 774 people, or 1 in 69,997. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Malawu Last Name Statistics demography
Malawu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.81% less than the national average, earning R 124,032 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawau | 92 | 164 | / |
| Mailawu | 92 | 111 | / |
| Malawou | 92 | 16 | / |
| Maliawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahlawgu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maliawuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maliawau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malewu | 83 | 1,337 | / |
| Malabu | 83 | 337 | / |
| Malavu | 83 | 209 | / |
| Melawu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Molawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Malowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maliabu | 77 | 77 | / |
| Malabou | 77 | 54 | / |
| Malavou | 77 | 41 | / |
| Malavau | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mahlewu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mahlavu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mallavu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Malaavu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mailabu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Malaabu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mallabu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Malabau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Malaveu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Malewou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maliavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maalavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mallewu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mailavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mealabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malavaud | 71 | 106 | / |
| Malavaux | 71 | 94 | / |
| Malaibui | 71 | 13 | / |
| Malhabou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maulaabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malauvou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maliavou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailobau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malevu | 67 | 3,588 | / |
| Malovu | 67 | 749 | / |
| Molabu | 67 | 686 | / |
| Malobu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Melewu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Molowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallavaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malaouhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malahabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molewu | 67 | 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 Malawu
- 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