Malewezi Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Malewezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malewezi (86) may also be a first name.
Malewezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malewezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malewezi occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malewezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malewezi is the 422,155th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Malewezi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melewesi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Malawazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malewase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malavazi | 63 | 1,021 | / |
| Malevica | 63 | 46 | / |
| Malevici | 63 | 3 | / |
| Malavesi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malawasi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malivesi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malavazzi | 59 | 494 | / |
| Maliwichi | 59 | 366 | / |
| Malevichi | 59 | 23 | / |
| Molebetsi | 59 | 11 | / |
| Mallavazi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mmalebege | 59 | 2 | / |
| Malivizzi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malevitsi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malevitsis | 56 | 19 | / |
| Molovhedzi | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mallavazzi | 56 | 3 | / |
| Malebetsey | 56 | 1 | / |
| Malavasi | 50 | 8,910 | / |
| Malivasi | 50 | 183 | / |
| Malavisi | 50 | 64 | / |
| Malavaze | 50 | 59 | / |
| Malavase | 50 | 59 | / |
| Malavosi | 50 | 7 | / |
| Molavozi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Malovisi | 50 | 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 Malewezi
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