Mluwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mluwa Last Name Facts

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

Mluwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mluwa are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mluwa is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 44 percent live, Tabora Region, where 44 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Mluwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mluwa surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlujwa911/
Mhlouwa831/
Mliwa80631/
Mluba8080/
Mluwe803/
Mhliwa7330/
Mlubay731/
Mlubah731/
Melliwa6722/
Mluvaha671/
Mllubai671/
Milloway62210/
Melloway6274/
Millubai621/
Mlowe6022,129/
Mlowo60100/
Mlubi6035/
Mliva607/
Mlube606/
Mlubo601/
Mhlubi5520/
Mhlube557/
Mmlube551/
M'Lowe551/
Mellouwood531/
Mellowe5011/
Melliva501/
Mellowy501/

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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 Mluwa
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