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 surname Mliwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mliwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mliwa is the 516,587th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mliwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 717,791st most common first name in the world, borne by 163 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 94 percent live, Kilifi County, where 1 percent live and Kwale County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya Mliwa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 49 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Mliwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding 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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