Maluwo Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Maluwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maluwo (46) may also be a first name.
Maluwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maluwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maluwo has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maluwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,235,409th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Maluwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maluwo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maluwo is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malouwo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mailouwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maluwa | 83 | 20,740 | / |
| Malowo | 83 | 105 | / |
| Moluwo | 83 | 37 | / |
| Malubo | 83 | 28 | / |
| Maliwo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Maluvo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Moluwoi | 77 | 63 | / |
| Mahlubo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Malouwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maliuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maluwga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maluwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maluboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maliwoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maliwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maluwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maloubo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malaubo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maloubou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mahaluwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maelauwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mailouwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malhowoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malauvou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maliwa | 67 | 9,815 | / |
| Maluba | 67 | 2,817 | / |
| Maluva | 67 | 296 | / |
| Moluwa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Molowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Molubo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Malivo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moluvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meliwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meluwa | 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
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- 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 Maluwo
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