Diliwa Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Diliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708

Diliwa Last Name Facts

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

Diliwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diliwa is the 1,683,218th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Diliwa live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania Diliwa is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 75 percent reside, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent reside.

Diliwa Last Name Statistics demography

Diliwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.21% less than the national average, earning R 80,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhiliwah863/
Dhiliway861/
Diluwa8332/
Diliwi8316/
Diliwo8310/
Diliva836/
Deliwa834/
Diliwe834/
Diliba834/
Duliwa831/
Dilewa831/
Disliva7717/
Deliwas778/
Diluwai775/
Dilivat773/
Dhiliwo771/
Diliwet771/
Dilieva771/
Dilivad771/
Delhiwa771/
Dileway770/
Dilibhai71109/
Diliswis7113/
Dislivha711/
Diliwoue711/
Deliva671,360/
Deliwe671,115/
Dilibe67579/
Dileva67490/
Deliba67419/
Delewa67123/
Dilibo6763/
Deluwa6726/
Duluwa6725/
Dilewo6711/
Dileba6711/
Dilyvi678/
Duliva674/
Dilibi673/
Dilive671/
Dilevi671/
Dyliba671/

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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 Diliwa
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