Mwaliwa Surname
Approximately 694 people bear this surname
Mwaliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwaliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwaliwa is found most frequently in Malawi. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaliwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 480,521st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaliwa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwaliwa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaleiwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwalewa | 86 | 1,424 | / |
| Mwaluwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mwaliba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwaliwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwalujwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliswe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhaliwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaleba | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mwalibe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mualiva | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mweluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvoliwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mveliwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwelewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweliva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaliba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muheliwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mweiluwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mualivah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwalujua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mualieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleba | 57 | 85 | / |
| Mbalibi | 57 | 75 | / |
| Mwolibi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbalibo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwalebo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhalibi | 53 | 25 | / |
| Mbaleeba | 53 | 19 | / |
| Muhaleva | 53 | 15 | / |
| Mwailebo | 53 | 1 | / |
| M'Bouliba | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwaliwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis