Mlamwa Surname
1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Mlamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
Mlamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mlamwa occurs most in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlamwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,511,557th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlamwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mlamwa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mlamba | 83 | 2,919 | / |
| Mlemwa | 83 | 882 | / |
| Mlomwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhlamba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Mlanway | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mlambah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlambo | 67 | 73,638 | / |
| Mlambi | 67 | 806 | / |
| Mlambe | 67 | 347 | / |
| Mlomwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mhlambi | 62 | 4,678 | / |
| Mhlambe | 62 | 418 | / |
| Mhlambo | 62 | 315 | / |
| M'Lambo | 62 | 24 | / |
| Mlyambo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mliambo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mlamboi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mlambho | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mhlanua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mllambo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mmlambe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mlambou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mhlamvo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Millambo | 57 | 78 | / |
| Mliambee | 57 | 11 | / |
| Mhlambhi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mellambi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mellamby | 57 | 1 | / |
| Millamuez | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mlombo | 50 | 2,907 | / |
| Mlomba | 50 | 1,484 | / |
| Mlombi | 50 | 464 | / |
| Mlombe | 50 | 349 | / |
| Mlemvo | 50 | 26 | / |
| Mlanbo | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mlamwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis