Mulatiwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mulatiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulatiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Mulatiwa (14) may also be a first name.

Mulatiwa Last Name Facts

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

Mulatiwa occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulatiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulatiwa reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mulatiwa is also the 3,024,661st most widely held forename internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname Mulatiwa is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 40 percent reside and Zambia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhlatiwa9474/
Mulatuwa884,668/
Mulotiwa88183/
Mulatiwi8815/
Molathiwa82396/
Muhlativa829/
Molatihwa822/
Muhlatywa821/
Muhlatiwe821/
Milativa751/
Mulateva751/
Molatthuiwa741/
Molatihwe711/
Mulethuwa711/
Molathewa711/
Molotywa63103/
Molotjwa6347/
Miletiva631/
Miletieva59113/

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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 Mulatiwa
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