Malwar Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Malwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1401:5,479,038132,955
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Malwar (32) may also be a first name.

Malwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malwar (Marathi: मलवार, Oriya: ମାଲୱାର) is found most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Malwar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Malwar is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 5,479,038. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 47 percent live, Odisha, where 29 percent live and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 20 percent live. Outside of India it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mailwar9230/
Maulwar9210/
Mahlwar921/
Malware921/
Mallwar921/
Maalwar921/
Mahalwar8666/
Matelwar864/
Mailewar861/
Malwahar861/
Malvar835,928/
Malbar83122/
Malwor8321/
Maluar8313/
Molwar834/
Malbaar7716/
Malvare7712/
Mailvar777/
Malvard774/
Mahlvar773/
Malvear771/
Molware771/
Mallbar770/
Mahalvar7116/
Mailuard712/
Motelwar711/
Motilwar711/
Motlware711/
Maluhare711/
Malbahar711/
Molvar6789/
Melvar6718/
Malbor676/
Molbar672/
Molwarova671/
Mottelwar671/
Malvour6252/
Malbhor627/
Mailbor622/
Moluhar621/
Malhvour571/
Moulbhar571/
Motellvar531/
Melvor502/
Moluor501/

Malwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malwar in the Oriya language
ମାଲୱାରmalawara89.66
ପିୁମାଲୱାରpiumalawara3.45
ଚିରୁମାଲୱାରcirumalawara3.45
ମାଲୁୱାରmaluwara3.45
Malwar in the Marathi language
मलवारmalavara75.68
मालवारmalavara21.62
मळवारmalavara2.7

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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
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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 Malwar
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