Malukwa Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Malukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 172 | 1:92,151 | 7,541 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malukwa (14) may also be a first name.
Malukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malukwa occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malukwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malukwa are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Malukwa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 14 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 92,151. In Zambia Malukwa is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 42 percent reside, Southern Province, where 33 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malikwa | 86 | 214 | / |
| Malukwe | 86 | 99 | / |
| Malokwa | 86 | 47 | / |
| Malugwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Malukua | 86 | 3 | / |
| Melukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molunkwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Malunkwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maligkwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahlungwa | 75 | 36 | / |
| Malhungwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malugwaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maligwa | 71 | 154 | / |
| Malokwe | 71 | 83 | / |
| Maliqua | 71 | 59 | / |
| Molokwa | 71 | 45 | / |
| Malogwa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Malugwe | 71 | 36 | / |
| Melikwa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Maluqua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maligua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maluqwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malikua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Molikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malokua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molukwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malungua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maligway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maliguay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Molungwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Molukuoa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Malikuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malokwue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malukwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis