Dalwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dalwa (132) may also be a first name.

Dalwa Last Name Facts

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 can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Dalwa is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Dalwa are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dalwa is also the 807,735th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 132 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Dalwa is mostly found in: Borno, where 58 percent reside, Adamawa, where 8 percent reside and Bauchi, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalwai913,072/
Dalway9125/
Dhalwa9113/
Dailwa911/
Daalwa911/
Dhalwah835/
Dalwaya831/
Dahlwad831/
Dhalwat831/
Dallway830/
Dalua803,167/
Dalba80812/
Dalva80792/
Dalwi80245/
Dalwe8074/
Dalwy8043/
Dolwa806/
Dalwo806/
Dealba734,786/
D'Alba731,295/
Dalvai731,091/
Dalbay73540/
Dalbah73526/
Dealva73265/
Dalbai73137/
D'Alva73126/
Daluas73109/
Dalbea7356/
Daliua7321/
Dalvat7320/
Dhalua7314/
Dalwér7311/
Daslva738/
Dalvad737/
Dallva737/
Dalhwi737/
Dalvay737/
Daluha736/
Dalvas736/
Dailva736/
Dallua735/
Dalwet735/
Dalwie735/
Daluay735/
Dolway735/
Dalwee734/
Dalwey734/
Dhalwi732/
Dalhwe732/
Dalwoo732/
Dalwod732/
Doulwa732/
Dholwa731/
Daluap731/
Dalbaa731/
Dahlwi731/
Dolwai731/
Daluat731/
Dealwis671,653/
Dalwood67535/
Dalluay67300/
Daulbay6731/
Daaliua6724/
Daulbai6716/
Dalvaya6714/
Dasilua6713/
Dalbeau6711/
Dalwesh679/
Daluhas675/
D'Alwis675/
Daislva674/
Dollway672/
Dasllua672/
Dalveau671/
Dalvath671/
Daluhay671/
Daslvad671/
Dall'ba671/
Dalwitt671/
Dahalwi671/
Dolways670/

Dalwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dalwa in the Marathi language
दळवेdalave-

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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
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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 Dalwa
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