Maliwata Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Maliwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Tanzania | 233 | 1:227,217 | 18,851 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Maliwata (412) may also be a first name.
Maliwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maliwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maliwata occurs most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maliwata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 536,164th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maliwata reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 423,803rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 412 people.
The last name Maliwata is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 39 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malibata | 88 | 457 | / |
| Malivata | 88 | 169 | / |
| Maliwati | 88 | 5 | / |
| Maliswati | 82 | 40 | / |
| Malibate | 75 | 102 | / |
| Malibota | 75 | 8 | / |
| Maluvata | 75 | 4 | / |
| Malivati | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moiluwata | 71 | 12 | / |
| Malibathi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mailevata | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meiliwaty | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malibathe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malebajta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallibatti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malebate | 63 | 97 | / |
| Molewato | 63 | 5 | / |
| Maliboto | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malevati | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mallibhatti | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malebathe | 59 | 20 | / |
| Malebathi | 59 | 15 | / |
| Malaiboti | 59 | 3 | / |
| Molewater | 59 | 2 | / |
| Malibotha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Malebhati | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moleswate | 59 | 0 | / |
| Maleibuoti | 56 | 9 | / |
| Meylewatte | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mallebhati | 56 | 1 | / |
| Molebato | 50 | 65 | / |
| Molebate | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Maliwata
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