Dilawo Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dilawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dilawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilawo is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dilawo is the 744,013th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dilawo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dilawo is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dulawo83105/
Dilawa8375/
Dilewo8311/
Dilabo8310/
Delawo836/
Dilavo832/
Dilawah774/
Diliabo772/
Dislavo772/
Dilavoi771/
Dhailawa711/
Dilawach711/
Dilova67807/
Dileva67490/
Delawa6793/
Dilobo6791/
Diloba6786/
Dulawa6761/
Dilaba6732/
Dilevo6714/
Delabo6710/
Delewo674/
Dilava674/
Delavo674/
Delowo673/
Dilowa672/
Dilewa671/

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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 Dilawo
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