Mlowa Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mlowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Tanzania3091:171,33215,031
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mlowa Last Name Facts

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

Mlowa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 520,629th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname Mlowa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlowa are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Barring Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 49 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlojwa9188/
Milowa9137/
Mloiwa911/
Mlyowa911/
Millowa83131/
Mlochwa8316/
Mhlouwa831/
Mlabowa831/
Mlawa8016,171/
Mloba80207/
Mlowo80100/
Mlova8040/
Milloway77210/
Melloway7774/
Mlothhwa771/
Milova736,513/
Mellow732,506/
Mylova73891/
Melova73611/
Millow73234/
Mlahwa7313/
Mlaway739/
Mlawah739/
Mlyowo734/
Mhlawa732/
Mlyova732/
Mlojwo731/
Mlioua731/
Mellova6762/
Hmelova6755/
Mellawa6725/
Millova6716/
Mlaw675/
Mlav674/
Mlob672/
Mhlowgo671/
Milliow671/
Millawa671/
Mmillow671/
Meelova671/
Mlab671/
Mlaf671/

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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 Mlowa
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