Gilawi Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Gilawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
Gilawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilawi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gilawi is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Gilawi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Gilawi live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Gilawi is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent live and Pakistan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gilawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Silawi | 83 | 534 | / |
| Gilabi | 83 | 307 | / |
| Gilawe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Jilawi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Zilawi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Gilawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gilavi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silawai | 77 | 18 | / |
| Jailawi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ghelawi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jilawis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngilawe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sailawi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gilewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilavit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gitlawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guelawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghilavi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zailawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gelawit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilaway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gilabhai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Djilawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gulliawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelawaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silavi | 67 | 3,215 | / |
| Gulavi | 67 | 1,469 | / |
| Zilabi | 67 | 834 | / |
| Selawi | 67 | 592 | / |
| Gelewi | 67 | 356 | / |
| Gülabi | 67 | 313 | / |
| Gilabe | 67 | 100 | / |
| Zilawe | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gulawe | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gelawa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Silawe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zilawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jilavi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Silawy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gilave | 67 | 14 | / |
| Žilavi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gelawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zilavi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelabi | 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 Gilawi
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