Galiwu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Galiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Galiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galiwu occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galiwu? popularity and diffusion
Galiwu is the 6,063,924th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Galiwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Galiwu are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Galiwu is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Galiwu is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galibu | 83 | 313 | / |
| Gallibu | 77 | 234 | / |
| Ghalibu | 77 | 107 | / |
| Galibou | 77 | 56 | / |
| Gallivu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Galivou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Galibhu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Galuwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gallewu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galivous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngalivou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galevu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Galebu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Golivu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golibou | 62 | 51 | / |
| Galeebu | 62 | 28 | / |
| Galebou | 62 | 14 | / |
| Gelaywu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Ngolivu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Galyvus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gallebu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gelevu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Galiwu
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