Molwa Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molwa Surname Definition:

Molwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: large mound.

Molwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Botswana221:99,40615,343
India71:109,580,769786,157
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Molwa (34) may also be a first name.

Molwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Molwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: large mound.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Molwa Last Name Facts

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

Molwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Molwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Molwa reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Molwa is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname Molwa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Botswana, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moilwa916,211/
Molway9184/
Moelwa9123/
Mohlwa912/
Molwai912/
Mmolwa912/
Mholwa911/
Molwah911/
Mollway8340/
Mohlwai838/
Moolwat832/
M'Molwa831/
Moutlwa831/
Moilwas831/
Mmoilwa831/
Mmolhwa831/
Mulwa8038,457/
Malwa804,012/
Molua801,445/
Molba80505/
Molwe80343/
Molva80113/
Molwo8092/
Molwi8025/
Mhotelwa77302/
Motlhwai7745/
Mosellwa775/
Moilwe731,425/
Muhlwa73338/
Mhalwa73308/
Molwie73130/
Malwah7355/
Muulwa7349/
Malway7341/
Molvay7339/
Molbay7338/
Moluat7334/
Moolwe7332/
Mulwad7327/
Malwai7317/
Maalwa736/
Mollwo735/
Moluha734/
Moulba734/
Mulway734/
Moolua734/
Mollua733/
Mulwah733/
Muylwa733/
Moulwi732/
Moelua732/
Moulva732/
Moslwy731/
Motlua731/
Molvat731/
Molwid731/
Malwaa731/
Mahlwa731/
Moulua731/
Moilua731/
Molbai731/
Mullwa731/
Mulwai731/
Mmulwa731/
Maulwa731/
Mallwa731/
Meulwa731/
Muilwa731/
Mohlba731/
Mmalwa731/
Molweu731/
Mulwat731/
Molwho730/
Molvaux6744/
Muilewa6741/
Malwaya6738/
Maatlwa6732/
Molvaut6728/
Moulvad6727/
Mahulwa6721/
Molyuha6715/
Moihlwe679/
Moolvai674/
Mulwaya673/
Moelwee672/
Malwath672/
Moulbai672/
Maslwat671/
Malweha671/
Molwood671/
Moulbah671/
Matlhwa671/
Moulbay671/
Moulwou671/
Mohlvas671/
Motilua671/
Mhahlwa671/
Moutlwe671/
Mohlhwe671/
Moitlwe671/
Mooluah671/
Moolvat671/
Mullway670/
Mallwau670/
Mallway670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molwa
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