Malekwa Surname
Approximately 481 people bear this surname
Malekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malekwa (91) may also be a first name.
Malekwa Demographics
Average Malekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 29,604
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malekwa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malekwa? popularity and diffusion
Malekwa is the 634,180th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. The surname Malekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malekwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malekwa is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 91 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Apart from Malawi Malekwa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Malekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Malekwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.54% less than the national average, earning R 29,604 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahlekwa | 93 | 6 | / |
| Molekwa | 86 | 5,904 | / |
| Malikwa | 86 | 214 | / |
| Malokwa | 86 | 47 | / |
| Malakwa | 86 | 31 | / |
| Melekwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Malekwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Malekwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malikhwa | 80 | 157 | / |
| Mohlekwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mmelekwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Malakwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Motlekwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maligkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahlokwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malikwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malekuoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malaikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moolekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malaikwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maligwa | 71 | 154 | / |
| Malikwe | 71 | 109 | / |
| Malegba | 71 | 48 | / |
| Molokwa | 71 | 45 | / |
| Malogwa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Malekui | 71 | 20 | / |
| Melikwa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Malagwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malikua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Molekwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Molikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Molekua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malokua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahlakwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malegua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malakua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malikwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malegbea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Maligway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Malikuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mohlokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malag'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malakwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleghua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maligwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleaque | 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 Malekwa
- 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