Miliwa Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Miliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Miliwa (22) may also be a first name.

Miliwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miliwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miliwa? popularity and diffusion

Miliwa is the 593,568th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Miliwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Miliwa is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Not including Malawi Miliwa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Miliwa Last Name Statistics demography

Miliwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.04% less than the national average, earning R 73,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhiliwa92363/
Mgiliwa9299/
Moiliwa922/
Muliwa83807/
Miliba83172/
Milewa8328/
Miluwa8323/
Miliwi837/
Miliva837/
Meliwa836/
Muloiwa77218/
Milieva7789/
Milibay7789/
Mulaiwa7766/
Muilewa7741/
Mailewa7736/
Muhliwa7726/
Mgiliwe7711/
Meiliva7711/
Muleiwa779/
Meliwai775/
Mheliwa771/
Meliwat771/
Mmeliwa771/
Mileiva771/
Milibai771/
Milivaj771/
Muliwai771/
Milaiba771/
Miliewe771/
Mailibai714/
Mailieva714/
Mailaiva711/
Mailuwai711/
Mulliwai711/
Milyaiva711/
Mailivas711/
Mileva676,899/
Mulewa676,692/
Muluwa671,976/
Melewa6768/
Meliva6759/
Meliba6753/
Muliva6741/
Milevi6735/
Milivi6713/
Moitlhiwe678/
Milibi678/
Mileba676/
Milibo674/
Muliwo672/
Meliwe672/
Meilewatt672/
Meluwa671/
Misliwetz671/
Milewe671/
Myliva671/
Milive671/
Milibe671/
Milewi671/
Milivo671/
Mileiwihe671/
Meliwo671/
Myluwa671/
Milèva671/
Miluva671/

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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 Miliwa
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