Malwita Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malwita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1521:104,2768,256
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Malwita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malwita is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwita? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Malwita is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malwita reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 104,276. In Zambia Malwita is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 43 percent live, Central Province, where 32 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malweta8669/
Malvita8647/
Moulwita809/
Malweeta801/
Mailuitha751/
Malvito7123/
Malbito714/
Melvita713/
Malwete711/
Maluite711/
Malweti711/
Maluito711/
Maselwhite710/
Malvetta6731/
Malvisto6715/
Malvesta6715/
Malviste6713/
Malvitte673/
Malvitti671/
Malbeteau6311/
Malbete5798/
Malveto5712/
Malbeti5712/
Maluete5711/
Malbète571/
Malvete571/
Malueti571/
Malvesti53137/
Malvetti53126/
Malveste5345/
Malvesto5314/
Malvetis535/
Malbetti533/
Malluete531/
Moluitis531/

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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 Malwita
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