Malwela Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Malwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5211:103,98812,572
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Malwela (248) may also be a first name.

Malwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malwela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malwela is the 595,654th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malwela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 566,287th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 248 people.

The surname Malwela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 103,988. In South Africa Malwela is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 77 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent live.

Malwela Last Name Statistics demography

Malwela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.99% less than the national average, earning R 123,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlwela9318/
Mahlwaela881/
Malwele86199/
Molwela86145/
Malvela8677/
Malwila8668/
Malwala8614/
Maluela864/
Malwelo861/
Mahlwele80732/
Malwalia801/
Malwalya801/
Matlwele801/
Mahalwala7518/
Mathlwele758/
Malwailay754/
Malbila711,669/
Molwele71575/
Malwilo71552/
Maluila71275/
Maluelo71123/
Malwalo7199/
Maluele7162/
Malvila7131/
Malvala715/
Malwolo711/
Molbela711/
Malwili711/
Malwile711/
Malbeli711/
Malvola710/
Mahlwili6792/
Malouele674/
Malbeyli673/
Malvelli672/
Malvayla671/
Mahluele671/
Maulvala671/

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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 Malwela
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