Maluswa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maluswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maluswa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Maluswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maluswa is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maluswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maluswa is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maluswa reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Maluswa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Maluswa is primarily found in: Gomba District, where 33 percent live, Luweero District, where 17 percent live and Mityana District, where 17 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliswa8626/
Meluswa869/
Maloswa861/
Malisua7170/
Moloswa712/
Moliswa711/
Meliswa711/
Malisuea6712/
Molusuoa674/
Malishva671/
Molishwa671/
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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 Maluswa
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