Malwa Surname

115,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Malwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,5121:48,8625,909
Tanzania5281:100,2689,854
Zambia5261:30,1333,109
Uganda4501:86,7549,107
South Africa3761:144,09016,481
India2031:3,778,647104,625
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Namibia901:26,7714,244
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Malwa (2,752) may also be a first name.

Malwa Last Name Facts

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

Malwa (Hindi: मालवा, Marathi: मालवा, Oriya: ମାଲୱା, Tibetan: མལ་ཝ་) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,136th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,816,437 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Malwa are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,319th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 2,752 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,512 people, or 1 in 48,862. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Zambia, where 13 percent are found.

Malwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Malwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Malwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.8% less than the national average, earning R 131,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhalwa91308/
Malwah9155/
Malway9141/
Malwai9117/
Maalwa916/
Malwaa911/
Mahlwa911/
Maulwa911/
Mallwa911/
Mmalwa911/
Malwaya8338/
Mailewa8336/
Maatlwa8332/
Mahulwa8321/
Mhailwa836/
Mealewa836/
Mailwad834/
Malwath832/
Maslwat831/
Malweha831/
Matlhwa831/
Mhahlwa831/
Mailway831/
Mallwau830/
Mallway830/
Malua803,259/
Malva801,289/
Malba80770/
Malwe80282/
Malwi80249/
Molwa80167/
Malwo8029/
Malwé801/
Malwy800/
Mailwatt771/
Matilway770/
Moilwa736,211/
Malvas731,664/
Malvat731,307/
Mallua7390/
Maluay7386/
Molway7384/
Malvoa7369/
Malvay7364/
Malvea7337/
Maalua7336/
Malvai7335/
Malbay7332/
Maalba7314/
Malvaz7313/
Malwiy7311/
Malbai7311/
Malbau7311/
Mealua738/
Malvad736/
Maluad736/
Malwey736/
Mailua735/
Malbha735/
Maslva734/
Maluas734/
Mahlba733/
Maulua733/
Malwee732/
Maluat732/
Mallva732/
Mohlwa732/
Molwai732/
Maluae732/
Mailba732/
Mmolwa732/
Meylwa732/
Maulva731/
Maalwe731/
Maalwi731/
Mholwa731/
Molwah731/
Maulwi731/
Mmalua731/
Mmalwe731/
Matlua731/
Meulwa731/
Malwod730/
Malyuha672,349/
Malvais67494/
Malvaux67402/
Malvaud67299/
Malveau67249/
Malvaiz67207/
Masilua67164/
Mailuas6755/
Matelua6744/
Mollway6740/
Malbeau6740/
Maluoha6739/
Malvaut6729/
Maaluas6717/
Maliuat6713/
Maluach6712/
Mauluah6710/
Malwoud679/
Mohlwai678/
Malouha675/
Malluay673/
Mailuay673/
Malvauz672/
Malwooh672/
Moolwat672/
Matlhwe672/
Mahalva671/
Mailwer671/
Malweer671/
Malwish671/
Maselua671/
Matilua671/
Matluas671/
M'Molwa671/
Mallhua671/
Maliuha671/
Malwich671/
Maluath671/
Maluhas671/
Moutlwa671/
Moilwas671/
Mmoilwa671/
Mmolhwa671/
Mahlwes671/
Mailuea671/
Maluhai671/

Malwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malwa in the Tibetan language
མལ་ཝ་malwa-
Malwa in the Marathi language
मालवाmalava85.42
माळवेmalave8.33
माळवाmalava4.17
मलवाmalava2.08
Malwa in the Oriya language
ମାଲୱାmalawa83.33
ମଲୁଆmalu'a8.33
ରୁମାଲୱାrumalawa8.33
Malwa in the Hindi language
मालवाmalava73.68
मलवाmalava21.05
मलुवाmaluva5.26

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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 Malwa
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