Malgwi Surname

217,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Malgwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malgwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8661:94,9326,526
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Malgwi (469) may also be a first name.

Malgwi Last Name Facts

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

Malgwi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malgwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malgwi is the 217,322nd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,861,975 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Malgwi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 393,184th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 469 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,866 people, or 1 in 94,932. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 34 percent reside, Borno, where 34 percent reside and Plateau, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Malgwi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malgwi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Malgwi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malgwui9212/
Malggwi921/
Malgwis921/
Malgwa8389/
Malgui8371/
Mahlengwi801/
Mallgui774/
Malqui673,506/
Malgue67308/
Mailingwe673/
Malkwa671/
Malcui671/
Malkui671/
Malkwe671/

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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 Malgwi
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