Dwalu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dwalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dwalu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia741:59,5755,232
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dwalu (24) may also be a first name.

Dwalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwalu is found most in Liberia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dwalu is the 2,034,059th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dwalu reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Dwalu is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

This last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 59,575. In Liberia Dwalu is most common in: Montserrado County, where 59 percent live, Margibi County, where 23 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 14 percent live. Other than Liberia Dwalu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dualu80199/
Twalu804/
Dwelu801/
Twailu7311/
Dualau735/
Thwalu732/
Twalau732/
Twalhu731/
Duhaliu676/
Twaaliu672/
Tualu60558/
Twelu6019/
Duolu6011/
Dbolu604/
Tualau5514/
Tualeu557/
Dualoo551/
Dbolou551/
Duolus551/
Twaloo551/
Tualiu551/
Duoluth500/
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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 Dwalu
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