Mlwafu Surname
Approximately 4,927 people bear this surname
Mlwafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,924 | 1:10,752 | 1,392 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mlwafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlwafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mlwafu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlwafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,512th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,479,104 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlwafu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,924 people, or 1 in 10,752. In Tanzania Mlwafu is most common in: Songwe Region, where 51 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 42 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mlwafu
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