Gilwa Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1391:728,33372,844
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Gilwa is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Gilwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gilwa are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

The last name Gilwa is most commonly used 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. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngilwa91180/
Gilway9124/
Gilwai914/
Gilwah911/
Glwa894/
Gillway8343/
Gilewai831/
Gilwaha831/
Zilwa801,361/
Gilua801,241/
Gilba80625/
Silwa80462/
Gelwa8097/
Glewa8015/
Glway8010/
Gilwe806/
Jilwa805/
Gilwo801/
Gilwee7372/
Gilbay7371/
Silway7363/
Gilwit7337/
Gilbau7329/
Gilbea7324/
Sielwa736/
Jailwa735/
Silwah735/
Gleway734/
Gilbai733/
Gelway733/
Guelwa732/
Gilbah732/
Glewad731/
Jilwad731/
Zilwai731/
Silwua731/
Gillua731/
Gilewo731/
Gelwat731/
Glua67166/
Gilweit6745/
Gilwood6718/
Gilwiej675/
D'Silwa674/
Sihlwai672/
Giluatt672/
Glba672/
Slwa672/
Ghlwash671/
Glwy671/
Jillwah671/
Dzielwa671/
Ghlwaay671/
Gleweah671/
Ngielua671/
Ngleway671/
Zlwa671/
Gillwey671/
Gilwejt671/
Gillbay670/

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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
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  • 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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