Malew Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Malew (12) may also be a first name.

Malew Last Name Facts

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

Malew is found most frequently in South Sudan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Malew live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Malew is most numerous in South Sudan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,853,769. Apart from South Sudan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Lesotho, where 10 percent are found.

Malew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Malew surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Malew earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malewe9143/
Maleew9112/
Maylew916/
Malhew912/
Malews911/
Maslew910/
Mallew910/
Mailew910/
Malejwe8368/
Malheew8322/
Malliew831/
Maleiwe831/
Malhews830/
Malev801,820/
Maleb80526/
Malef8029/
Molew807/
Maliw803/
Malyw800/
Mmalejwe771/
Mattlews771/
Maleev736,862/
Maleva731,999/
Maliev73829/
Maaliw73682/
Molewe73250/
Mailef73247/
Malife73235/
Maslev73210/
Malefe73189/
Maileb73110/
Mahlev7328/
Meliew7320/
Maliwe7311/
Maleab734/
Maleef733/
Mallev733/
Mailev733/
Matlev732/
Maylev732/
Moliew732/
Maliwt731/
Malhiw731/
Maleuf731/
Malevs731/
Maleph731/
Malesv731/
Maleib731/
Maliow731/
Maleiv731/
Meilew731/
Maylef731/
Matlef731/
Mahlef731/
Maloyw730/
Malyow730/
Matthlews711/
Masleev67414/
Maileva67130/
Mayliev67113/
Mauliev6740/
Malliev6724/
Mayleva6719/
Malephe6711/
Maleeff6710/
Maliffe679/
Malleev678/
Magliev678/
Mahleva677/
Malleva676/
Mahliev676/
Mahalev676/
Maaliev672/
Mailiev672/
Malayfe671/
Maileev671/
Masleyv671/
Matleaf671/
Maulefe671/
Maaleef671/
Maileiv671/
Mahleib671/
Meeleew671/
Molejwe671/
Maaleaf671/
Moleawe671/
Mahleff670/
Matleff670/

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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 Malew
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