Mulewa Surname

73,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mulewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3531:7,2751,067
Kenya2,1411:21,5692,476
DR Congo1,4301:51,6646,231
Zambia4591:34,5313,489
Uganda971:402,46725,105
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
India791:9,709,688189,874
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mulewa (1,086) may also be a first name.

Mulewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulewa (Marathi: मुलेवा) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mulewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,544th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,088,994 people. The last name Mulewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mulewa reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mulewa is also the 242,240th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,086 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 2,353 people, or 1 in 7,275. Other than Malawi it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Mulewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muilewa9241/
Mulehwa9229/
Mullewa9211/
Muleiwa929/
Muleswa926/
Muleewa921/
Mulewad921/
Muelewa921/
Muleba8311,738/
Molewa834,415/
Mulawa833,155/
Muliwa83807/
Muleva83475/
Mulewe83125/
Milewa8328/
Mulewi832/
Mulewo831/
Mulewy830/
Muleeva77385/
Mulaeva77295/
Muloway77220/
Muloiwa77218/
Mulaiwa7766/
Mulieva7728/
Musleva7728/
Muhliwa7726/
Muilewo7721/
Molejwa7717/
Muhleva7715/
Muleeba7714/
Mulleva776/
Mouleba773/
Muloeva772/
Mulevad772/
Muleava772/
Mmulawa772/
Mulibea771/
Mulahwa771/
Muulawa771/
Maulawa771/
Muliwai771/
Mulyhwa771/
Moleway771/
Mulebah771/
Mulyawa771/
Mhulawa771/
Moleiwa771/
Mulawai771/
Mulaawa771/
Mulloeva718,277/
Mullaeva71268/
Mulyaeva71141/
Maulieva7137/
Mulleavy7133/
Mullieva7133/
Mulewich7123/
Muglieva7110/
Muleabai718/
Mulawwah713/
Muhlaeva712/
Mulebhai711/
Muhlieva711/
Mullawai711/
Mulliwai711/
Mulloway711/
Muleevah711/
Mullaway710/
Mileva676,899/
Miliwa67525/
Mulebo67398/
Mulebe67368/
Mulawo67347/
Mulebi67309/
Molewe67250/
Moliwa67206/
Muliba67176/
Mulibe67106/
Milawa6791/
Mulevi6780/
Mulleavey6764/
Mulava6763/
Muliva6741/
Mulavo6716/
Mulevo675/
Molewo674/
Mulowo673/
Muleavaia672/
Mulive672/
Muliwo672/
Maulevais671/
Mouleiwih671/
Muléva671/
Muleve670/
Mulevy670/

Mulewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulewa in the Marathi language
मुलेवाmuleva90.91
मुलेवmuleva9.09

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