Mliwa Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Mliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 307 | 1:150,423 | 11,954 |
| Tanzania | 307 | 1:172,448 | 15,102 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mliwa (163) may also be a first name.
Mliwa Demographics
Mliwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mliwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mliwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 516,587th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mliwa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 717,791st most widespread given name worldwide, held by 163 people.
The surname Mliwa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 94 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Mliwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 49 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Mliwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mliwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhliwa | 91 | 30 | / |
| Mloiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Melliwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| M'Liswa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mlishwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlijwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mlewa | 80 | 9,863 | / |
| Mluwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mliba | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mliva | 80 | 7 | / |
| M'Leiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Milliwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlewah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Mlojwa | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mlisva | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mlaiba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mleway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mlujwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mliswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlioua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mlyowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mleiwih | 67 | 21 | / |
| Millewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mhlajwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melliva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mliwa
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