Malitu Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Malitu (13) may also be a first name.

Malitu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malitu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Malitu.

How Common Is The Last Name Malitu? popularity and diffusion

Malitu is the 1,558,593rd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Malitu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malitu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Malitu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malietu9271/
Malithu9210/
Maluitu922/
Malitud921/
Malitau921/
Maliotou8640/
Mallitou864/
Malaithu861/
Maloithu861/
Malutu83283/
Maletu8384/
Melitu831/
Malliotou801/
Maletuh7728/
Melitou776/
Molitau776/
Malletu775/
Maluthu774/
Melittu773/
Malethu772/
Maalutu771/
Maleetu771/
Malutau771/
Maletus771/
Mahluthu7112/
Moliteus7111/
Melaitau712/
Molutu6767/
Meletu674/
Moletu671/
Melitão6233/
Melethu625/
Melettu623/
Meluttu621/
Meletui621/
Moluthu621/
Molletu621/
Molethu621/
Molitoe620/
Meleșteu571/

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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 Malitu
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