Malikwe Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Malikwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 88 | 1:443,628 | 26,657 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Malikwe (20) may also be a first name.
Malikwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malikwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malikwe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malikwe? popularity and diffusion
Malikwe is the 1,755,741st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malikwe are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malikwe is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda Malikwe is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 41 percent are found, Luuka District, where 35 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malikwa | 86 | 214 | / |
| Malukwe | 86 | 99 | / |
| Molikwe | 86 | 32 | / |
| Maligwe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Malekwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melikwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Malikue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malikwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maligkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malaikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malaikwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melekwe | 71 | 797 | / |
| Malique | 71 | 622 | / |
| Malekwa | 71 | 481 | / |
| Maligwa | 71 | 154 | / |
| Maligue | 71 | 54 | / |
| Malugwe | 71 | 36 | / |
| Maligbe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maluqwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Melukwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Molekwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Molikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malekwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molukwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maligway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maliqueu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mallique | 67 | 11 | / |
| Melekwue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maliquet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Malikuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malieque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maluigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maliogue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maluique | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maliuque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malisque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melikque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mailique | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malikwe
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