Mulwani Surname

124,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulwani Surname Definition:

Mulwani is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: enemy / Demonic spirit.

Mulwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,6981:9,3341,100
DR Congo1,3611:54,2836,540
Uganda4051:96,3939,796
India1631:4,705,923120,533
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mulwani (124) may also be a first name.

Mulwani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulwani is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: enemy / Demonic spirit.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulwani Last Name Facts

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

Mulwani (Hindi: मूलवानी, Marathi: मुलवानी) is most common in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulwani? popularity and diffusion

Mulwani is the 124,133rd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,983,545 people. The last name Mulwani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mulwani are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mulwani is also the 836,439th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 124 people.

Mulwani is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,698 people, or 1 in 9,334. In Zambia Mulwani is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 58 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Mulwani Last Name Statistics demography

Mulwani earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 141.73% more than the national average, earning $104,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulwanyi93750/
Mulwangi9314/
Mgulwani931/
Mulwanni931/
Mulwaani931/
Mulwana861,375/
Mulvani86110/
Mulwoni8668/
Muluani8656/
Mulwane8639/
Mulwany862/
Moolwani8050/
Mulhwana8018/
Mulwaana8016/
Mulvaniz801/
Mulvanie800/
Mahulwane75117/
Mohulwane752/
Mgaulwane751/
Mulvany711,859/
Molwana71428/
Molwane71390/
Mulvana71168/
Muluana71121/
Mulvoni71105/
Mulvane7164/
Muluane7111/
Mulbany7111/
Mulbane711/
Moluani711/
Molvani711/
Mulvaney677,125/
Mulvanny67235/
Mollwane67108/
Mulvaine6793/
Molwaana673/
Moolwane673/
Mulbaney673/
Moolvani673/
Mollwana671/
Mholwane671/
Mulvanna671/
Mulvainy671/
Mullvany671/
Mholwana671/
Mulvanuy670/
Mullbane670/
Maulvany670/
Mulvanay670/

Mulwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulwani in the Hindi language
मूलवानीmulavani62.5
मूलवाणिmulavani12.5
मुल्वानीmulvani12.5
मुलवानीmulavani12.5
Mulwani in the Marathi language
मुलवानीmulavani52
मुलवाणीmulavani36
मूलवानीmulavani12

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