Malwi Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Malwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India241:31,961,058386,265
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malwi (777) may also be a first name.

Malwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malwi (Marathi: मालवी) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Malwi are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 294,392nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 777 people.

It is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Beside Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malwai9117/
Malwiy9111/
Maulwi911/
Maalwi911/
Malwich831/
Malwish831/
Malvi806,290/
Malwa804,012/
Malwe80282/
Malui8076/
Malbi8046/
Molwi8025/
Malwé801/
Malwy800/
Matlewis771/
Maulvi7319,563/
Malviy73443/
Mhalwa73308/
Molwie73130/
Malvis7380/
Mailbi7378/
Malway7341/
Malvai7335/
Malvui7320/
Maluit7315/
Malbai7311/
Maliue736/
Maalwa736/
Malwey736/
Matlui735/
Maalbi735/
Mallbi734/
Malvie733/
Maalvi733/
Malwee732/
Molwai732/
Mallvi732/
Moulwi732/
Maluis732/
Mallwa731/
Malwaa731/
Malvit731/
Molwid731/
Mmalwe731/
Mallui731/
Maulwa731/
Malvoi731/
Malvip731/
Majlui731/
Maalwe731/
Maulbi731/
Mahlbi731/
Mmalwa731/
Matelwich715/
Mattlewis713/
Malouhi67651/
Malvais67494/
Malvaiz67207/
Mahluis6769/
Malveis6761/
Malvich6749/
Maluish6742/
Malwaya6738/
Malluhi6713/
Mohlwai678/
Mhailwa676/
Mahalvi674/
Mahlyui674/
Mahalui673/
Matlhwe672/
Malveiz671/
Mahlwes671/
Malweha671/
Malweer671/
Malvhis671/
Mailwer671/
Mailway671/
Mailbui671/
Mahlvis671/
Mhahlwa671/
Maliuha671/
Maluith671/
Mealvis671/
Maluhai671/
Mallway670/

Malwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malwi in the Marathi language
मालवीmalavi87.5
माळवीmalavi12.5

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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
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  • 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 Malwi
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