Delwa Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Delwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2791:194,18520,980
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Delwa (81) may also be a first name.

Delwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 849,693rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Delwa live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Delwa is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 194,185. In South Africa Delwa is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Delwa Last Name Statistics demography

Delwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.86% less than the national average, earning R 104,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delway9142/
Deslwa914/
Delwaz912/
Delwai911/
Dlwa892/
Dellway832/
Delwash831/
Delwais831/
Delwaux830/
Delba80144/
Delwo80115/
Dilwa8049/
Delua8038/
Dlwai8033/
Delwi808/
Delwe801/
Dlwat801/
Dellwo73584/
Delwér7332/
Dellva7323/
Delbay7320/
Dilwai7319/
Delwey7314/
Delwos7312/
Deelua7312/
Deelba7312/
Dehlwi735/
Dilwaj735/
Delbai732/
Doelua732/
Deluea732/
Delvah731/
Dlwgay731/
Dilwaz731/
Dailwa731/
Delbaj731/
Delwoy730/
Dellwe730/
Dehlwes6734/
Deeluea6725/
Delwich676/
Dlwi674/
Delwees672/
Dlua672/
Dlva672/
Deluach672/
Duellwo671/
Dellwoo671/
Dilwaja671/
Delweis671/
Dilwaya671/

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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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  • 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 Delwa
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