Maluwe Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Maluwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Maluwe (77) may also be a first name.

Maluwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maluwe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maluwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,168,344th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Maluwe is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Maluwe are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Maluwe is also the 1,100,117th most common first name throughout the world, held by 77 people.

Maluwe is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Outside of The DR Congo Maluwe exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maluwei9259/
Malouwe9222/
Maleuwe928/
Maluw91225/
Malouwey861/
Maluwa8320,740/
Malowe83498/
Malouw83153/
Malube8378/
Maluve8355/
Moluwe8311/
Maliwe8311/
Maluwi833/
Maluway7740/
Mallowe7721/
Malowei778/
Maloube775/
Malouwa774/
Maliuwa774/
Malowey773/
Melouwe772/
Malowie772/
Malaube772/
Maluwai772/
Mallouw771/
Malhube771/
Malauve771/
Mmalowe771/
Malubea771/
Malauwa771/
Mahlowe771/
Malouvet71103/
Malleuve7114/
Mahaluwa714/
Mahalube712/
Mailouwa712/
Moluweah711/
Mailuwai711/
Mahlaube711/
Mallouwa711/
Melouwey711/
Malubi67451/
Maluva67296/
Moluwa6789/
Molube6771/
Malowi6736/
Moluwi6721/
Molowe6721/
Malive6715/
Moliwe675/
Maluvi674/
Meliwe672/
Mailouwai671/
Meluve671/
Malowy670/
Maluvy670/

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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
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  • 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 Maluwe
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