Muliwu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muliwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muliwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Muliwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muliwu is found most in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muliwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muliwu is the 7,117,718th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Muliwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muliwu live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Muliwu is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouliwu921/
Muiliewu861/
Mulewu8369/
Mulibu8319/
Muluwu832/
Muilewu7727/
Muelewu774/
Mulivhu771/
Moulibou711/
Mulevu67549/
Muluvu6780/
Mulebu6721/
Molivu671/
Milewu671/
Molewu671/
Muluuvu627/
Muluveu621/
Moulebou579/
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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 Muliwu
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