Malweni Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2321:68,3196,010
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Malweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malweni is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Malweni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malweni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,048,281st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malweni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Malweni is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 68,319. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 86 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malwengi9334/
Mailweni931/
Malwena861,132/
Molweni8648/
Malueni8621/
Malveni866/
Mhalbeni802/
Moolweni801/
Mgolweni801/
Maluena71371/
Malvini71148/
Malvena7112/
Molwena715/
Maluini714/
Maluene711/
Malvinni67106/
Mohlwini674/
Malvenna674/
Maluenge671/
Malvinio671/
Molhwena671/
Moilwena671/
Malvenez670/
Malveney670/
MacElwine630/
MacIlwaine59103/
MacElwaine598/
Malvine5733/
Maluina5713/
Molvini575/
Maluine571/
Malvína571/
Malbine571/
Molvena570/
Malvigne5320/
Molvinni5310/
Maulvine531/
Maluines531/
Malvineh531/
Malyuina531/
Meilwaine501/

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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 Malweni
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