Mlewa Surname

51,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,9281:7,642995
Kenya2,1271:21,7112,496
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mlewa (1,001) may also be a first name.

Mlewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlewa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mlewa is the 51,929th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 738,877 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlewa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mlewa is also the 254,333rd most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,001 people.

The surname Mlewa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,928 people, or 1 in 7,642. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 28 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 19 percent reside and Singida Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Mlewa exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.

Mlewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.

Mlewa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning R 182,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlewah91157/
Mleway919/
Mlwa892/
Muilewa8341/
Mailewa8336/
Mealewa836/
Millewa835/
Mlawa8016,171/
Mliwa80631/
Mlewi80236/
Melwa80219/
Milwa8093/
Mhlwa8037/
Mleba8028/
Mleva809/
Mlwai809/
Mlewe804/
M'Leiwah771/
Milleway770/
Moilwa736,211/
Milway73302/
Melwah73123/
Mmelwa7393/
Mlojwa7388/
Miluea7385/
Muulwa7349/
Muelwa7341/
Mhliwa7330/
Moelwa7323/
Mlahwa7313/
Mlawah739/
Mlaway739/
Mmleba736/
Mleeva734/
Melway734/
Muylwa733/
Mhlawa732/
Meylwa732/
Mlyowa731/
Mlujwa731/
Melbea731/
Meulwa731/
Muilwa731/
Mehlwa731/
Melwai731/
Mmilwa731/
Mloiwa731/
Mhleva731/
Millwa731/
Mlaeva731/
Mlebha731/
Milbeau67118/
Mlua6799/
Mellway6742/
Millway6729/
Mellawa6725/
Melliwa6722/
Muilewo6721/
Mleiwih6721/
M'Lewih677/
Mhailwa676/
Meeluea676/
M'Liswa675/
Mailwad674/
Misilwa674/
Milleva672/
Mleywih672/
Mlue672/
Melwatt672/
Mhlajwa672/
Meelwai671/
Mlva671/
Mlwi671/
Mlbe671/
Mailuea671/
Moilwas671/
Millwea671/
Milwatt671/
Mleshua671/
Mlyaeva671/
Mmoilwa671/
M'Yolwa671/
Mlijwah671/
Millawa671/
Mailway671/
Mlishwa671/
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
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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 Mlewa
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