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 last name Malwar (Marathi: मलवार, Oriya: ମାଲୱାର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Malwar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwar? popularity and diffusion

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

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

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
  • 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 Malwar
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