Malwele Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malwele Surname Definition:

Malwele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a period of illnesses.

Malwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1781:89,0457,373
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Malwele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malwele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a period of illnesses.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malwele is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. Malwele occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malwele live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 89,045. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 46 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 26 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Vanuatu, where 1 percent are found.

Malwele Last Name Statistics demography

Malwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.5% less than the national average, earning R 60,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlwele93732/
Matlwele931/
Malwel920/
Mahlwaele889/
Mathlwele888/
Molwele86575/
Malwela86523/
Malwale86327/
Maluele8662/
Malwile861/
Malwell860/
Malouele804/
Malhweel801/
Mahluele801/
Malwil772/
Malvel772/
Malveille7510/
Malvielle752/
Matlhuele752/
Molwela71145/
Malvela7177/
Malwila7168/
Malvell714/
Maluela714/
Malwili711/
Malvale711/
Malbeli711/
Malveil711/
Malwali711/
Malville67239/
Mahlwili6792/
Malluile6717/
Malbeyli673/
Malvelli672/
Mahlwali671/
Malvalle671/
Maulvile671/
Melviele670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malwele
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