Malewo Surname

286,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6921:76,5057,928
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Indonesia1291:1,025,18874,895
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
France231:2,887,944200,772
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Malewo (12) may also be a first name.

Malewo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malewo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malewo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 286,292nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,430,362 people. Malewo is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Malewo reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 76,505. In Tanzania Malewo is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 77 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallewo9249/
Malewou921/
Mahlewo921/
Malebo839,646/
Malewa834,427/
Malawo832,655/
Malevo83121/
Malowo83105/
Maliwo837/
Molewo834/
Melewo831/
Mallewa77287/
Maulawo77132/
Mahlevo7740/
Molewoi7738/
Mailewa7736/
Mmalewa7732/
Maleawa7732/
Muilewo7721/
Malebou7717/
Malawou7716/
Mallebo7712/
Malewad7712/
Maliewa7711/
Mealewa776/
Mailebo776/
Mahlewa773/
Malejwa773/
Maleewa772/
Mailawo771/
Malewat771/
Maleevo771/
Melewoh771/
Malaewa771/
Maleebo771/
Maliwou771/
Malehwa771/
Malebho771/
Maliwoy771/
Mallevo770/
Maleewat7173/
Maleewad714/
Mallevoy712/
Malhowoi711/
Maliwa679,815/
Molewa674,415/
Maleba672,878/
Malawa672,019/
Maleva671,999/
Molebo67780/
Malibo67578/
Melevo67304/
Melewa6768/
Malovo6748/
Molawo6725/
Melawo6712/
Malavo6710/
Molowo674/
Malivo673/
Maleewach672/
Malywa671/
Meliwo671/
Melowo671/
Mollewood670/

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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
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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 Malewo
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