Malwa Surname
Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname
Malwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,512 | 1:48,862 | 5,909 |
| Tanzania | 528 | 1:100,268 | 9,854 |
| Zambia | 526 | 1:30,133 | 3,109 |
| Uganda | 450 | 1:86,754 | 9,107 |
| South Africa | 376 | 1:144,090 | 16,481 |
| India | 203 | 1:3,778,647 | 104,625 |
| Kenya | 145 | 1:318,482 | 19,707 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Namibia | 90 | 1:26,771 | 4,244 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Malwa (2,752) may also be a first name.
Malwa Demographics
Average Malwa Salary in
South Africa
R 131,172
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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་) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 115,136th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,816,437 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Malwa live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Malwa is also the 139,319th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 2,752 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,512 people, or 1 in 48,862. Besides The DR Congo Malwa occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and Zambia, where 13 percent live.
Malwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Malwa last name is primarily 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
Malwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| མལ་ཝ་ | malwa | - |
| Malwa in the Marathi language | ||
| मालवा | malava | 85.42 |
| माळवे | malave | 8.33 |
| माळवा | malava | 4.17 |
| मलवा | malava | 2.08 |
| Malwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲୱା | malawa | 83.33 |
| ମଲୁଆ | malu'a | 8.33 |
| ରୁମାଲୱା | rumalawa | 8.33 |
| Malwa in the Hindi language | ||
| मालवा | malava | 73.68 |
| मलवा | malava | 21.05 |
| मलुवा | maluva | 5.26 |
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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
- 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 Malwa
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