Malwata Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Malwata (24) may also be a first name.

Malwata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malwata occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwata? popularity and diffusion

Malwata is the 1,409,418th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Malwata occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malwata reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live, Iringa Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malwatta931,053/
Mailwata931/
Malwattha884/
Malweta8669/
Malvata8654/
Maluata8649/
Malwati863/
Malbata861/
Malwaththa824/
Malwatte80807/
Malvataj8038/
Malweeta801/
Mailevata753/
Malwathge751/
Malvati7124/
Malbate7115/
Maluati715/
Malvetta6731/
Meilwati6712/
Malvasto679/
Malbhati673/
Moulbata671/
Maliuota671/
Mahluathi634/
Meylewatte591/
Malveto5712/
Malvotti535/
Maaluoto535/

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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 Malwata
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