Muluwe Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muluwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6491:24,4222,611
Uganda2901:134,61812,333
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muluwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muluwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muluwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 372,504th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,567,545 people. The last name Muluwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muluwe reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Muluwe is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 24,422. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 53 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Zambia Muluwe occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Muluw912/
Muluwa831,976/
Mulube831,331/
Mulowe83895/
Muluve8361/
Miluwe8320/
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Muluwi831/
Muluwai775/
Mulubeh771/
Muluveu771/
Muliwee771/
Muluwuha711/
Moulouwa711/
Mouloube711/
Mouliwie711/
Moluweah711/
Mullowey711/
Mguluvhe711/
Mulubi67973/
Muluvi6790/
Moluwa6789/
Muluva6733/
Moluwi6721/
Molowe6721/
Miluwi674/
Mulive672/
Mulowi671/

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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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  • 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 Muluwe
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