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 more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Galwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Galwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,111,382nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Galwa are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 21 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 71 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found and North Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Galwa is found in 19 countries. It is also found 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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