Malifwa Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Malifwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 339 | 1:46,755 | 4,479 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
Malifwa (28) may also be a first name.
Malifwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malifwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malifwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malifwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 613,453rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malifwa are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 28 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 46,755. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Central Province, where 53 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Malifwa
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