Gilwa Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Gilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 139 | 1:728,333 | 72,844 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gilwa (18) may also be a first name.
Gilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilwa occurs most in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilwa? popularity and diffusion
Gilwa is the 1,385,851st most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gilwa reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gilwa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Gilwa is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 728,333. In The Philippines Gilwa is mostly concentrated in: Mimaropa, where 24 percent live, Western Visayas, where 24 percent live and Caraga, where 19 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngilwa | 91 | 180 | / |
| Gilway | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gilwai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gilwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Glwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gillway | 83 | 43 | / |
| Gilewai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gilwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zilwa | 80 | 1,361 | / |
| Gilua | 80 | 1,241 | / |
| Gilba | 80 | 625 | / |
| Silwa | 80 | 462 | / |
| Gelwa | 80 | 97 | / |
| Glewa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Glway | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gilwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jilwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gilwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilwee | 73 | 72 | / |
| Gilbay | 73 | 71 | / |
| Silway | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gilwit | 73 | 37 | / |
| Gilbau | 73 | 29 | / |
| Gilbea | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sielwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jailwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Silwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gleway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gilbai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gelway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Guelwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gilbah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Glewad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jilwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gillua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glua | 67 | 166 | / |
| Gilweit | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gilwood | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gilwiej | 67 | 5 | / |
| D'Silwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sihlwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giluatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghlwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jillwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzielwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghlwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngielua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngleway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilwejt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillbay | 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
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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 Gilwa
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