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
The last name Gilawu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gilawu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gilawu are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
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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