Galwa Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Galwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Philippines | 40 | 1:2,530,956 | 131,537 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Galwa (71) may also be a first name.
Galwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galwa (Tibetan: དགལ་ཝ་) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Galwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galwa? popularity and diffusion
Galwa is the 1,111,382nd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname Galwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Galwa reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 21 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 71 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found and North Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Galwa occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགལ་ཝ་ | galwa | - |
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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 Galwa
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