Malowi Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Malowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malowi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malowi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malowi has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malowi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Malowi live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe Malowi is most common in: Midlands Province, where 96 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Malowi occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
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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 Malowi
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