Malweyi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Malweyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malweyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malweyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malweyi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malweyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malweyi is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Malweyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Malweyi reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya Malweyi is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 36 percent live, Vihiga County, where 36 percent live and Kisumu County, where 16 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Malweyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Malweyi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malwey926/
Malwayi8621/
Malweyo869/
Malweya862/
Malweji861/
Malvey77306/
Malway7741/
Malwai7717/
Malbey774/
Malveis7161/
Malvehy7156/
Malwiya7147/
Malwaya7138/
Malveey7113/
Malwiye717/
Mailuey714/
Malveya713/
Malwaie712/
Malwuya712/
Malvayi712/
Malweha711/
Malweja711/
Malwawe711/
Mailway711/
Malveiz711/
Malwayo711/
Mallway710/
Mohlwayi673/
Malveeya671/
Malwayah671/
Malvieio671/
Matilway670/

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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 Malweyi
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