Maliro Surname

62,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maliro Surname Definition:

Maliro is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: funeral.

Maliro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,2211:2,752341
Uganda1,2541:31,1324,216
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maliro (565) may also be a first name.

Maliro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Maliro is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: funeral.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maliro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maliro (Hindi: मलीरो) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maliro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maliro is the 62,697th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,602 people. The surname Maliro occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maliro are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maliro is also the 353,173rd most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 565 people.

The surname Maliro is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 6,221 people, or 1 in 2,752. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Maliro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maliro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maliro surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maliro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Maliro earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.36% less than the national average, earning R 34,800 per year and in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maliro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maliro in the Hindi language
मलीरोmaliro50
मलिरोmaliro50

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