Malewe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Malewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin161:645,97538,126
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Malewe (34) may also be a first name.

Malewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malewe occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Malewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Malewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malewe is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Malewe is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Malewe reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Malewe is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 645,975. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 69 percent live, Donga Department, where 19 percent live and Littoral Department, where 6 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malejwe9268/
Maleuwe928/
Maleiwe921/
Malew9110/
Mmalejwe861/
Malewa834,427/
Malebe833,925/
Maleve83881/
Malawe83875/
Malowe83498/
Molewe83250/
Melewe8344/
Maleew8312/
Maliwe8311/
Maylew836/
Malhew832/
Malewi832/
Mailew830/
Mallew830/
Maleewech803/
Maleeva777,993/
Mailawe77617/
Mahlawe77595/
Mallewa77287/
Malawey77151/
Malevez7799/
Malawee7766/
Mailewa7736/
Maleawa7732/
Mmalewa7732/
Malever7728/
Malheew7722/
Mallowe7721/
Mailebe7721/
Mallawe7715/
Maliewa7711/
Malowei778/
Malevet777/
Malaweh777/
Malewit776/
Malibee776/
Mealewa776/
Maliawe776/
Meleawe773/
Malowey773/
Malebhe773/
Malejwa773/
Malebea773/
Maleewa772/
Malewai772/
Maslewi771/
Malavee771/
Malebee771/
Maleway771/
Mauleve771/
Mahlowe771/
Maleves771/
Moleawe771/
Mmalowe771/
Molejwe771/
Malawej771/
Molew737/
Maliw733/
Malewich7143/
Malaiwet7118/
Malleeva7117/
Malleuve7114/
Mahulawe7112/
Mallewai7111/
Malaveey719/
Maleevej714/
Malaiwej714/
Mahlohwe711/
Maulibee711/
Masleeve711/
Matlewis711/
Malevedh711/
Masliwez711/
Maaleeva711/
Mailaawe711/
Malehoue711/
Mallevey711/
Maliswes711/
Mahlajwe711/
Maylever710/
Malehueh710/
Malave6768,229/
Maliwa679,815/
Molewa674,415/
Malibe673,252/
Malawi672,832/
Maaliw67682/
Malawy67606/
Molebe67463/
Malove67232/
Malebi67123/
Malevé67102/
Malowi6736/
Malevi6734/
Maleby6722/
Molowe6721/
Maleevich6718/
Malive6715/
Malevy6710/
Melewi679/
Moleve676/
Moliwe675/
Maleevech675/
Mattlewis673/
Molawe673/
Moleshwer672/
Melawe672/
Meliwe672/
Maslevets671/
Mailesver671/
Molewd671/
Malawé671/
Malhiw671/
Meleve671/
Meilew671/
Matlhajwe671/
Malywa671/
Maljwi671/
Meallawey671/
Malaiweet671/
Maloyw670/
Malowy670/

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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 Malewe
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