Galiwe Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Galiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Galiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galiwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Galiwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Galiwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Galiwe reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galaiwe9255/
Galiwei9247/
Gaeliwe921/
Galiw9136/
Gaalaiwe8644/
Gaelaiwe8617/
Galawe83927/
Galive83429/
Galiwa8338/
Galibe8333/
Galewe838/
Geliwe835/
Goliwe833/
Galliw832/
Galuwe831/
Galieva7727,153/
Galievy7718/
Galawee7717/
Galeiwa7717/
Galewei7716/
Goliwei7714/
Galibhe7712/
Galibee7712/
Ghalibe7711/
Galibey7710/
Galiver774/
Galiway772/
Galawey772/
Galiewa772/
Galivez772/
Galejwe771/
Galievi771/
Ghaleiw771/
Galivet771/
Ngalive771/
Galiwai771/
Kgalawe771/
Galeywe771/
Galawea771/
Galew734/
Galiyeva713,498/
Gaelejwe71182/
Galliver71154/
Galejewe71149/
Galivets71144/
Gallihue7150/
Galliway7146/
Gallieva716/
Gaylieva715/
Kgalajwe714/
Gaeleywe711/
Gahaliwa711/
Gailieva711/
Ngaliwai711/
Galiieva711/
Gauliver710/
Galioway710/
Galave671,025/
Golive67390/
Galibi67111/
Galiby67103/
Galewa6773/
Gallew6742/
Galebe6729/
Gelewe6724/
Goliwa6720/
Galuvi679/
Galeve677/
Galeew676/
Galivi676/
Galevi674/
Goliwi672/
Golibe672/
Gayliyewa671/
Galewy671/
Galeby671/
Gayleweah671/
Geluwe671/
Galivy670/
Gallioway670/
Golliw670/

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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 Galiwe
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