Malilo Surname

63,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malilo Surname Definition:

Malilo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child who is born during a funeral.

Malilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,3661:15,7282,045
DR Congo3,3251:22,2192,809
Zambia6281:25,2392,688
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Uganda521:750,75536,601
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Malilo (3,955) may also be a first name.

Malilo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malilo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child who is born during a funeral.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malilo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malilo (Russian: Малильо) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Malilo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malilo? popularity and diffusion

Malilo is the 63,923rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 930,365 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malilo reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Malilo is also the 111,217th most widely held first name internationally, held by 3,955 people.

Malilo is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,366 people, or 1 in 15,728. In Tanzania Malilo is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 29 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 13 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.

Malilo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Malilo surname is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

Malilo earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning R 233,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliolo92111/
Maluilo9289/
Maulilo9278/
Mallilo9278/
Malailo9227/
Maliloi9211/
Malilou929/
Maililo924/
Mahlilo924/
Maloilo923/
Malilio922/
Maliulo921/
Malilgo921/
Malailoi86511/
Malailoy8649/
Malieloa8629/
Mahulilo869/
Malailou866/
Mallilio862/
Maulilio862/
Maliolio862/
Mallilos861/
Mhalilou861/
Malilhos861/
Malila8317,052/
Malelo831,229/
Molilo83194/
Melilo83152/
Malulo8346/
Malylo8328/
Mahlulo77792/
Malaila77545/
Mhalila77487/
Maluila77275/
Maliela77152/
Malilas77135/
Maluelo77123/
Mallila77107/
Malilah77100/
Maloylo7776/
Maulelo7766/
Maliola7731/
Malujlo7718/
Maleila7716/
Mallelo779/
Mgalila778/
Malilia778/
Melielo776/
Malilaa776/
Mailulo776/
Mmalelo775/
Maulila775/
Mahlelo775/
Mohlilo774/
Hmalila773/
Malilad773/
Malelou773/
Meliloo772/
Malelio772/
Malilat772/
Moliloa772/
Malhila771/
Malilya771/
Melilio771/
Moloilo771/
Mailila771/
Maloila771/
Malojlo771/
Matlila771/
Malileu771/
Matlaila712,074/
Mahalelo71252/
Mahalila71115/
Mahlehlo7131/
Mauliola7127/
Maleeloy7124/
Maelilia7121/
Mahlaila7118/
Malailau7115/
Maleeloi7111/
Mallaila7110/
Malyolyo7110/
Maliglia714/
Mayliola712/
Mahulila711/
Mailealo711/
Mealilia711/
Malailah711/
Melhailo711/
Mgaalila711/
Maillila711/
Moulilou711/
Maleeloh711/
Malela6713,547/
Malula672,988/
Molelo67772/
Melila67347/
Molila6792/
Molulo6781/
Melelo6774/
Mahallelo6714/
Malyla678/
Matlhaila674/
Mhallilah673/
Maléla672/
Maillelou671/
Mahleeloh671/
Maililaad671/
Mallileau670/

Malilo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malilo in the Russian language
Малильоmalilo-

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