Malgwa Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Malgwa Surname User-submission:
The Malgwa surname comes from a clan name of a particular tribe called Lamang in Adamawa state, North-East Nigeria.
It means 'unique people'.
Malgwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Malgwa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Malgwa surname comes from a clan name of a particular tribe called Lamang in Adamawa state, North-East Nigeria.
It means 'unique people'.
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Where Does The Last Name Malgwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malgwa occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malgwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Malgwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Malgwa are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Malgwa is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 94 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Bauchi, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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