Maliwa Surname

52,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,1581:10,5041,307
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
Zambia1,3461:11,7761,366
Tanzania1,2101:43,7534,979
Zimbabwe1261:122,52616,470
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Maliwa (1,915) may also be a first name.

Maliwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maliwa occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,183rd most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 742,491 people. The last name Maliwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maliwa live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maliwa is also the 173,572nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,915 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,158 people, or 1 in 10,504. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa Maliwa is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Maliwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maliwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.57% less than the national average, earning R 148,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliwai9225/
Maliwad9222/
Malliwa9221/
Malihwa9213/
Maliewa9211/
Maliuwa924/
Mahliwa923/
Maliway922/
Maliwah922/
Malaiwa922/
Malliwah862/
M'Maliwa861/
Malaiwat861/
Maluwa8320,740/
Malewa834,427/
Maliba834,210/
Maliva831,214/
Moliwa83206/
Maliwe8311/
Maliwo837/
Meliwa836/
Malywa831/
Malivad7737,342/
Malivay778,385/
Malieva77991/
Malaiba77659/
Malivha77645/
Mallewa77287/
Molaiwa77285/
Malibay77111/
Maleiba7788/
Malisua7770/
Malibai7742/
Maluway7740/
Mailewa7736/
Maleawa7732/
Mmalewa7732/
Malivai7724/
Moloiwa7723/
Malibea7721/
Mayliba7720/
Malivas7717/
Malibha7714/
Malewad7712/
Malibaa7711/
Moliwat778/
Mealewa776/
Meliwai775/
Masliva774/
Malijua774/
Malaiva774/
Mahliba774/
Malibau774/
Maleiva773/
Malejwa773/
Mahlewa773/
Maleewa772/
Maluiva772/
Malewai772/
Maluwai772/
Moiliwa772/
Mayliva771/
Mauliva771/
Malivat771/
Maliwoy771/
Malliva771/
Malehwa771/
Maleway771/
Malivah771/
Malaywa771/
Maliwou771/
Mheliwa771/
Mmeliwa771/
Moleiwa771/
Maleiwe771/
Malhiba771/
Malewat771/
Maluiba771/
Maylieva71124/
Maleewat7173/
Mohloiwa7165/
Maulieva7137/
Mallieva7133/
Mmolaiwa7121/
Malaiwet7118/
Malaivay7114/
Malisuea7112/
Mallewai7111/
Mallivad718/
Malivaya717/
Maglieva717/
Maylibay717/
Mallijua716/
Malivath715/
Mailibai714/
Mailieva714/
Mallibai714/
Mahaluwa714/
Mahlieva714/
Maleewad714/
Malaiwej714/
Maalieva712/
Maluibay712/
Malaibai711/
Mahaliva711/
Malaivad711/
Maulibai711/
Malivaad711/
Malivadh711/
Malishva711/
Molishwa711/
Masliwez711/
Mailaiva711/
Mailivas711/
Mailuwai711/
Malagiua711/
Malibeau711/
Mallibay711/
Mallaiba711/
Maliswes711/
Mohlaiwa711/
Malajwad711/
Malajwah711/
Molewa674,415/
Malibe673,252/
Maleba672,878/
Maleva671,999/
Malewo671,342/
Malibo67578/
Moliba67400/
Maluva67296/
Moliva67192/
Maluwo67188/
Malebi67123/
Malibi67119/
Moluwa6789/
Melewa6768/
Meliva6759/
Malewe6743/
Malevi6734/
Maliby6724/
Matlhajwa6724/
Malivi6719/
Malive6715/
Malaivach679/
Moliwe675/
Maulibhai673/
Malivo673/
Maljva672/
Malyva672/
Malewi672/
Malahieva672/
Maleewach672/
Maliveaux671/
Mallibhai671/
Meliwo671/
Molliweau671/
Maljwi671/
Meluwa671/
Mollhoiwa671/
Malaiweet671/
Malyba671/

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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
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  • 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 Maliwa
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