Gilwai Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Gilwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilewai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gilwa | 91 | 158 | / |
| Ngilwa | 83 | 180 | / |
| Gilwit | 83 | 37 | / |
| Gilway | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gilbai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zilwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gilwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Glwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gilweit | 77 | 45 | / |
| Gillway | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gilwiej | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sihlwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Silwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gilwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zilwa | 73 | 1,361 | / |
| Gilua | 73 | 1,241 | / |
| Gilba | 73 | 625 | / |
| Silwa | 73 | 462 | / |
| Gelwa | 73 | 97 | / |
| Gilbi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Glewa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Glway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Slwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Silwi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gilwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jilwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghlwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sihlwayi | 71 | 410 | / |
| Gielwiej | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gaylewai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gillweit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelwaiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilwee | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gilbay | 67 | 71 | / |
| Silway | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gilbau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gailwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gilbea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sielwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jailwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goilwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gleway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guelwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilbah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilbiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giluih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelwat | 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 Gilwai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis