Dulwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Dulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352

Dulwa (69) may also be a first name.

Dulwa Last Name Facts

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

Dulwa (Oriya: ଡୁା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dulwa? popularity and diffusion

Dulwa is the 3,185,033rd most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Dulwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Dulwa reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 69 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa Dulwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 88 percent reside, North West, where 6 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.

Dulwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dulwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.99% less than the national average, earning R 35,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dulwau916/
Dulway913/
Doulwa912/
Dulwea911/
Deulwad8312/
Dhulwad831/
Dulva801,048/
Dulua80600/
Dulba80402/
Dolwa806/
Dulwe801/
Dulwo801/
Deulva7311/
Dolway735/
Duliua732/
Doulva732/
Duluat731/
Dulvat731/
Duluha731/
Dullua731/
Dulbaa731/
Dolwai731/
Dullva731/
Dhulua731/
Dhulba731/
Dholwa731/
Daulbay6731/
Daulbai6716/
Dollway672/
Deulvad672/

Dulwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dulwa in the Oriya language
ଡୁାdua-

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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 Dulwa
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