Malimwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Malimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Malimwa Demographics
Malimwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malimwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malimwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Malimwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malimwa are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Malimwa is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Sudan, where 7 percent reside.
Malimwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malimba | 86 | 4,660 | / |
| Malimwe | 86 | 863 | / |
| Malemwa | 86 | 91 | / |
| Malimua | 86 | 5 | / |
| Malinwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malimbay | 80 | 8 | / |
| Malimbai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mallumwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malmba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Malemba | 71 | 13,388 | / |
| Malimbo | 71 | 793 | / |
| Malimbe | 71 | 378 | / |
| Molimba | 71 | 76 | / |
| Malimbi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Malemwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malemva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malinba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malembea | 67 | 657 | / |
| Maleamba | 67 | 41 | / |
| Malimbuo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Molimbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Malimbee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahlimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maliomuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malimbhi | 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 Malimwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis