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 last name Maluwe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maluwe? popularity and diffusion

Maluwe is the 1,168,344th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Maluwe occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 77 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

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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