Gilawu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gilawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gilawu (11) may also be a first name.
Gilawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilawu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Gilawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gilawu live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Gilawu is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Gilawu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Beside The DR Congo Gilawu is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silawu | 83 | 266 | / |
| Gulawu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gelawu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gelaywu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gilavuz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gilabou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sailawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jilavu | 67 | 618 | / |
| Selawu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Silavu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Guggilavu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jelawu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gulavu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gılavuz | 62 | 215 | / |
| Silavau | 62 | 6 | / |
| Sihlavu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Sailavu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gelabou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Silavui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zelaiwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngelowu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Silaivu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gülyavuz | 57 | 64 | / |
| Selavu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gelevu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zelabu | 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 Gilawu
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