Muligwa Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Muligwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muligwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Muligwa Last Name Facts

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

Muligwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muligwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Muligwa? popularity and diffusion

Muligwa is the 1,518,885th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Muligwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muligwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 401,316. In South Africa Muligwa is most common in: Limpopo, where 90 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa Muligwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Muligwa Last Name Statistics demography

Muligwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.74% less than the national average, earning R 102,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulaigwa931/
Muhligwa931/
Mulegwa86606/
Miligwa86275/
Muligwe86206/
Mulikwa86133/
Mulugwa8617/
Muleghwa801/
Muhlikwa801/
M'Mulegwa754/
Mulekwa713,457/
Mulukwa71202/
Milikwa71145/
Mulegwe719/
Molikwa712/
Miligua711/
Mulikua711/
Muhlekwa6723/
Mulekwah672/
Mouligue671/
Muliekua671/
Moulegwe671/
Muhhlekwa631/
Muhleekwa631/
Molekwa575,904/
Mulekua571,279/
Milekwa57236/
Milicua57100/
Milikua5747/
Molikwe5732/
Molikua571/
Molikuoa53119/
Mulukuha533/
Moolekwa531/
Moulique531/
Moulegue531/
Mulleague5082/
Mulukuayi501/

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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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  • 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 Muligwa
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