Milwa Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Milwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Milwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Milwa (602) may also be a first name.

Milwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Milwa occurs most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Milwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Milwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Milwa live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Milwa is also the 340,659th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 602 people.

The last name Milwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Milwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and Iraq, where 17 percent live.

Milwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Milwa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Milwa surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Milwa Last Name Statistics demography

Milwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.67% less than the national average, earning R 105,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moilwa916,211/
Milway91302/
Muilwa911/
Mmilwa911/
Millwa911/
Mlwa892/
Muilewa8341/
Mailewa8336/
Millway8329/
Mhailwa836/
Millewa835/
Mailway831/
Milwatt831/
Millwea831/
Mmoilwa831/
Millwad830/
Milwaad830/
Mlewa809,863/
Melwa80219/
Milua8073/
Milba8057/
Mhlwa8037/
Milwe8022/
Mlwai809/
Milwo801/
Milleway770/
Millwaid770/
Milwee73252/
Mlewah73157/
Melwah73123/
Mmelwa7393/
Miluea7385/
Milwid7352/
Milbau7350/
Muulwa7349/
Muelwa7341/
Milwit7340/
Moelwa7323/
Millwe7323/
Mleway739/
Muilua734/
Melway734/
Muylwa733/
Meylwa732/
Milwiz731/
Melwai731/
Meulwa731/
Milvah731/
Mehlwa731/
Millwee67466/
Milbeau67118/
Mlua6799/
Mellway6742/
Milwich6731/
Muilewo6721/
Milwitt677/
Mealewa676/
Melwatt672/
Meelwai671/
M'Yolwa671/
Millwer671/
Mlva671/
Mlwi671/
Millwie670/
Milhwey670/
Millvay670/
Millwod670/

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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 Milwa
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