Gilawa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gilawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gilawa (7) may also be a first name.
Gilawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilawa is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gilawa is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gilawa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gilawa is also the 4,548,448th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 7 people.
This last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 50 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gilaway | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gilawi | 83 | 107 | / |
| Silawa | 83 | 90 | / |
| Gulawa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Gilava | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gelawa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Gilawo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Zilawa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gilawe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gilaba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gilowa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cilawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jilawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghilawass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sielawa | 77 | 772 | / |
| Gilaeva | 77 | 325 | / |
| Silawai | 77 | 18 | / |
| Silawah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngilawe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gilavat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gailawo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guelawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siliawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gitlawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gulaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gulaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilgawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zailawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngelawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giloway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gilyaeva | 71 | 103 | / |
| Dzielawa | 71 | 102 | / |
| Gilabhai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gulyaewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sailaway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gailavad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jailawua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelawaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaylawad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghelawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gujlawad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaylawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djilawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilovaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gileva | 67 | 4,527 | / |
| Jilowa | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Silava | 67 | 811 | / |
| Gilabi | 67 | 307 | / |
| Silowa | 67 | 241 | / |
| Selawa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Zilaba | 67 | 197 | / |
| Gilabe | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gelava | 67 | 93 | / |
| Silawo | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gilova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gelowa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gelewa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gulawo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gılava | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gulava | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jilava | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gilave | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gulewa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zilava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gelawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gelaba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zilawo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gulowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zelawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zylawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaillahua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gylaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaileyway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilavy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gilawa
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