Where Does The Last Name Dalwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dalwa (Marathi: दळवे) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dalwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,485,539^th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Dalwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Dalwa live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 807,735^th most common first name on earth, held by 132 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 58 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Bauchi, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.