Malikwa Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malikwa (10) may also be a first name.

Malikwa Last Name Facts

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

Malikwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malikwa? popularity and diffusion

Malikwa is the 1,129,067th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name Malikwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malikwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

Malikwa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 48 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Malikwa Last Name Statistics demography

Malikwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.44% less than the national average, earning R 72,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malikhwa93157/
Maligkwa932/
Malikwat931/
Malaikwa931/
Malaikwai881/
Malekwa86481/
Malukwa86228/
Maligwa86154/
Malikwe86109/
Melikwa8619/
Malikua863/
Molikwa862/
Malikwi861/
Maligway8019/
Mahlekwa806/
Malikuha804/
Maligwas801/
Molekwa715,904/
Maliqua7159/
Molikwe7132/
Maligwe7122/
Malugwa7111/
Maligua715/
Maligba714/
Malukua713/
Melekwa713/
Malekwe712/
Molikua711/
Melukwa711/
Malekwi711/
Malikue711/
Molikuoa67119/
Mohlekwa6723/
Maliguay6717/
Mailigba675/
Mmelekwa673/
Motlekwa672/
Moolekwa671/
Malekuoa671/
Maliquas671/
Maliguat671/

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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 Malikwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis