Dilwai Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dilwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Dilwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilwai occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilwai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Dilwai are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Dilwai is primarily found in: Enugu, where 94 percent are found and Plateau, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Dilwai exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilwa9149/
Dlwai9133/
Dilwi911/
Dilwaj835/
Dilbai833/
Dilwaz831/
Dailwa831/
Delwai831/
Dlwi804/
Dlwa802/
Dilwiya779/
Delwaie772/
Dilwaja771/
Dilbaji771/
Delwais771/
Dilweih771/
Dilwaya771/
Dilba73510/
Delwa73322/
Dilua73106/
Dilui7370/
Dilbi7352/
Dhlwi7314/
Delwi738/
Dilwy731/
Dlwat731/
Dlvai731/
Dillwith7142/
Dhilwayo715/
Dilbahai711/
Dhilwaya711/
Dilleway711/
Diluea67584/
Dilbay6787/
Dilbea6758/
Delway6742/
Dilbağ6710/
Dlwayo677/
Dehlwi675/
Deslwa674/
Delbai672/
Delwaz672/
Dlwgay671/
Dilwye671/
Dilweu671/
Diluaa671/

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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 Dilwai
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