Dilwa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Dilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Dilwa (137) may also be a first name.
Dilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dilwa is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dilwa is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Dilwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dilwa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 790,880th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 137 people.
The surname Dilwa is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 661,794. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 97 percent live. Apart from Niger Dilwa is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilwai | 91 | 19 | / |
| Dilwaj | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dilwaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dailwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dlwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dilwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dilwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dilba | 80 | 510 | / |
| Delwa | 80 | 322 | / |
| Dilua | 80 | 106 | / |
| Dlwai | 80 | 33 | / |
| Dilwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dilwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dlwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhilwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dilleway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Diluea | 73 | 584 | / |
| Dilbay | 73 | 87 | / |
| Dilbea | 73 | 58 | / |
| Delway | 73 | 42 | / |
| Dilbağ | 73 | 10 | / |
| Deslwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dilbai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Delwaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Delwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dlwgay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dilweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diluaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dlwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dellway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dlva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dlua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Delwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dilweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Delwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Delwaux | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dilwa
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