Melwa Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Melwa (56) may also be a first name.

Melwa Last Name Facts

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

Melwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melwa is the 1,111,382nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Melwa is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held forename globally, held by 56 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 250,823. In South Africa Melwa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, North West, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Melwa Last Name Statistics demography

Melwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning R 217,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melwah91123/
Mmelwa9193/
Muelwa9141/
Moelwa9123/
Melway914/
Meylwa912/
Mehlwa911/
Meulwa911/
Melwai911/
Mlwa892/
Mellway8342/
Mealewa836/
Melwatt832/
Meelwai831/
Mlewa809,863/
Melua80432/
Melba80209/
Milwa8093/
Mhlwa8037/
Mlwai809/
Melwi805/
Melwe805/
Melwo801/
M'Maelwa771/
Moilwa736,211/
Milway73302/
Mlewah73157/
Muelua7355/
Muulwa7349/
Meluas7320/
Melwid7318/
Mleway739/
Meelua736/
Melvah734/
Meluat733/
Muylwa733/
Moelua732/
Melbea731/
Melbai731/
Millwa731/
Mmilwa731/
Meluaa731/
Muilwa731/
Mehelba67490/
Mlua6799/
Muilewa6741/
Mailewa6736/
Melwich6736/
Millway6729/
Meeluea676/
Mhailwa676/
Millewa675/
Muellwe673/
Moelwee672/
Meeluae671/
Melliua671/
Mlwi671/
Mlva671/
Mmoilwa671/
Mailway671/
Melwieh671/
Millwea671/
Milwatt671/
Mellwee671/
Mellwoo671/
Melweih671/
M'Yolwa671/
Milwaad670/
Millwad670/

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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 Melwa
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