Malovu Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Kyrgyzstan651:91,88711,488
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Zambia331:480,30121,871
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Malovu (32) may also be a first name.

Malovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malovu (Russian: Малову) is most common in Malawi. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Malovu.

How Common Is The Last Name Malovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malovu is the 452,985th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Malovu reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used forename internationally, held by 32 people.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malevu833,588/
Malavu83209/
Melovu8358/
Molovu8313/
Malobu8312/
Malowu831/
Malabou7754/
Malavou7741/
Malavau7723/
Malawou7716/
Mahlavu7715/
Mallavu779/
Malaavu777/
Maliobu774/
Malaveu772/
Melovou771/
Mohlovu771/
Malewou771/
Maliavu771/
Maalavu771/
Mailavu771/
Malavaud71106/
Malavaux7194/
Malabous7163/
Moilovau7120/
Maloubou717/
Malhabou712/
Malabout712/
Mailobau711/
Malauvou711/
Maliavou711/
Malaabou711/
Malawu671,522/
Malewu671,337/
Malabu67337/
Molobu6723/
Melavu671/
Molavu671/
Mallavaux671/
Malaouhou671/
Malahabou671/
Molowu671/

Malovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malovu in the Russian language
Маловуmalovu-

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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 Malovu
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