Malewa Surname

105,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7721:29,8773,565
Indonesia8071:163,87815,946
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
South Africa5091:106,43912,833
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Uganda2571:151,90413,435
Papua New Guinea1081:75,4979,888
Lesotho701:29,0375,566
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Congo91:554,34412,633
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Malewa (886) may also be a first name.

Malewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malewa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,713th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,646,159 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Malewa are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malewa is also the 273,104th most common first name on earth, held by 886 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,772 people, or 1 in 29,877. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 38 percent live, Tabora Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Tanzania Malewa occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Malawi, where 12 percent live.

Malewa Last Name Statistics demography

Malewa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning R 137,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallewa92287/
Mailewa9236/
Maleawa9232/
Mmalewa9232/
Malewad9212/
Maliewa9211/
Mealewa926/
Malejwa923/
Mahlewa923/
Maleewa922/
Malewai922/
Malehwa921/
Maleway921/
Malaewa921/
Malewat921/
Maleewat8673/
Mallewai8611/
Maleewad864/
Maliwa839,815/
Molewa834,415/
Maleba832,878/
Malawa832,019/
Maleva831,999/
Malewo831,342/
Melewa8368/
Malewe8343/
Malewi832/
Malywa831/
Maleewach802/
Maleeva777,993/
Mallawa774,061/
Malaeva773,297/
Malieva77991/
Malawai77211/
Masleva77185/
Mailawa77173/
Malawau77164/
Maileva77130/
Malevad77128/
Maleiba7788/
Maloeva7770/
Malejwe7768/
Mallewo7749/
Muilewa7741/
Maloway7738/
Maliwai7725/
Maliwad7722/
Malliwa7721/
Malibea7721/
Mayleva7719/
Malaway7718/
Molejwa7717/
Malihwa7713/
Meleuwa7711/
Moslewa778/
Maleuwe778/
Melewai778/
Mahleva777/
Malleva776/
Malewit776/
Malebau776/
Maleaba776/
Malebai775/
Maleeba774/
Malesua774/
Maliawa774/
Malevha774/
Molewat774/
Maleiva773/
Mahliwa773/
Malebea773/
Malevat772/
Maliway772/
Maliwah772/
Malavea772/
Malawah772/
Maleyva772/
Malaiwa772/
Mahlewo771/
Maulawa771/
Maslewi771/
Maeleva771/
Maleabi771/
Malowah771/
Moleway771/
Malevah771/
Malaawa771/
Matleva771/
Malewou771/
Malawwa771/
Malaywa771/
Maleava771/
Mayleba771/
Mmalawa771/
Moleiwa771/
Maleiwe771/
Moleuwa771/
Mallaeva718,699/
Malyaeva71466/
Masleeva71395/
Maylieva71124/
Malloway7164/
Malevaut7151/
Maliaeva7149/
Malewich7143/
Maulieva7137/
Mallevay7135/
Mallawai7134/
Mallieva7133/
Mallebay7127/
Mallevad7123/
Malleeva7117/
Mallaway7112/
Malisuea7112/
Mahloway7112/
Mahaleba719/
Mollaewa719/
Mallowah717/
Maglieva717/
Mahaleva716/
Mahlaeva714/
Mailieva714/
Mahlieva714/
Mallawah714/
Malevadd713/
Malevath713/
Mahyleva713/
Maalieva712/
Malliwah712/
Mailaeva711/
Matlewis711/
Malloeva711/
Maleshva711/
Malesuha711/
Mealaway711/
M'Maliwa711/
Maaleeva711/
Mailaawa711/
Maliawau711/
Malaveau711/
Malibeau711/
Moleshwa711/
Maleevat711/
Malebaha711/
Mmalejwe711/
Moles'wa711/
Moleewat711/
Malaiwat711/
Malajwad711/
Malajwah711/
Malebo679,646/
Maliba674,210/
Malebe673,925/
Malibe673,252/
Malawo672,655/
Moleva672,539/
Molawa671,907/
Maliva671,214/
Malava67991/
Maleve67881/
Moleba67518/
Molewe67250/
Moliwa67206/
Meleva67143/
Malebi67123/
Malevo67121/
Malowo67105/
Malevé67102/
Mallevays6740/
Malevi6734/
Matlhajwa6724/
Maleby6722/
Melawa6720/
Mallevaud6718/
Malive6715/
Maliwe6711/
Malavo6710/
Malevy6710/
Maliwo677/
Meliwa676/
Malevault675/
Molewo674/
Mattlewis673/
Maleevach673/
Maleewech673/
Maljva672/
Meilewatt672/
Malyva672/
Malleshva672/
Mallyaeva672/
Malleveau672/
Malahieva672/
Maulevais671/
Maliveaux671/
Mahalevaj671/
Mallebeau671/
Melewo671/
Maljwi671/
Malyba671/

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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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  • 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 Malewa
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