Galiwa Surname

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

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Galiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Galiwa (20) may also be a first name.

Galiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galiwa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galiwa is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Galiwa live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Galiwa is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Galiwa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 55 percent live and Madang, where 45 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galeiwa9217/
Galiwas929/
Galiway922/
Galiewa922/
Galiwai921/
Galliway8646/
Gahaliwa861/
Ngalliwa861/
Ngaliwai861/
Galioway860/
Galiba83709/
Galewa8373/
Galiwe8336/
Galiva8322/
Goliwa8320/
Galuwa8319/
Galiwo838/
Gallioway800/
Galieva7727,153/
Ngoliwa77319/
Galaiwe7755/
Galiwei7747/
Galewad7712/
Galibay778/
Galaiba777/
Ghaliba774/
Galeewa774/
Galeway773/
Goliwai772/
Galeiva772/
Ghaliva772/
Gailiba772/
Galihua771/
Goliwah771/
Galuwau771/
Galihwo771/
Galoiva771/
Ghalewa771/
Galibai771/
Galivai771/
Galywah771/
Galliba771/
Galuway770/
Gaalaiwe7144/
Ghalewad7128/
Galleway718/
Gallieva716/
Gallewad715/
Gaylieva715/
Ghalibah712/
Gaylewai712/
Galluway712/
Gailieva711/
Gahalewa711/
Galibhai711/
Gouliwai711/
Gaylliva711/
Galaibah711/
Gatlewad711/
Ng'alewa711/
Galayway710/
Galeva671,094/
Galivo67637/
Galive67429/
Galibo67359/
Galeba67212/
Goliva67156/
Galibi67111/
Galiby67103/
Golewa6736/
Goliba6735/
Geluwa6735/
Gelewa6735/
Galibe6733/
Galyba6729/
Goluwa6725/
Galewe678/
Geliva677/
Galivi676/
Galevi674/
Galloyway673/
Goliwe673/
Goliwi672/
Gaileyway671/
Galuva671/
Gayleweah671/
Galewy671/
Galuwo671/
Galivy670/
Galliwood670/

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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 Galiwa
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