Mayaliwa Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mayaliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayaliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Mayaliwa (220) may also be a first name.

Mayaliwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mayaliwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mayaliwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayaliwa? popularity and diffusion

Mayaliwa is the 980,795th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. Mayaliwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mayaliwa live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mayaliwa is also the 608,246th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 220 people.

Mayaliwa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 284,152. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majaliwa8821,879/
Maialiwa881/
Maialiewa821/
Mayliba8020/
Mayliva801/
Maylieva75124/
Maialewa7563/
Maylibay757/
Majiliwa751/
Majalewa751/
Majaliva751/
Mujaliwa751/
Mejaliwa751/
Maihalewa711/
Mujaliuwa711/
Mailewa6736/
Maleawa6732/
Mealewa676/
Moiliwa672/
Maleewa672/
Maleiwe671/
Mauliva671/
Mayalebhai671/

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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 Mayaliwa
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