Giliwa Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Giliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Giliwa (46) may also be a first name.
Giliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giliwa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Giliwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Giliwa is the 1,497,948th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Giliwa are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Giliwa is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 82 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 8 percent reside and Hela, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nghiliwa | 86 | 84 | / |
| Guiliwai | 86 | 9 | / |
| Giliwahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Giluwa | 83 | 208 | / |
| Giliva | 83 | 69 | / |
| Siliwa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Ziliwa | 83 | 60 | / |
| Giliba | 83 | 59 | / |
| Guliwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Jiliwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Giliwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ciliwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Giliwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gilieva | 77 | 22 | / |
| Guleiwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ziliwau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngiliwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tjiliwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Siliwau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gailiba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gilewad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guliewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilivaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gulaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guilewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giliswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghiliba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngilewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilibha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ciliway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Guliway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Giliweth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gailieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gileva | 67 | 4,527 | / |
| Giluva | 67 | 675 | / |
| Siliva | 67 | 429 | / |
| Guluwa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Gileba | 67 | 147 | / |
| Guliva | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gelewa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Geluwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gilibo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Geliba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Silewa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Seliwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gulewa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Geliva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ciliva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geliwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gilibi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ziliba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giliby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaileyway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guliwo | 67 | 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
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- 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 Giliwa
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