Gohlwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gohlwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Gohlwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gohlwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gohlwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gohlwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gohlwa is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gohlwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Gohlwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 93 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golwa | 91 | 232 | / |
| Golwad | 83 | 165 | / |
| Golway | 83 | 128 | / |
| Golwai | 83 | 29 | / |
| Golwas | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ghalwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Goolwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ggolwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Golwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gholwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gholwad | 77 | 25 | / |
| Goulwad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ghalwat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ggoolwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahlwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goilwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghoulwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goselwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gollway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Golba | 73 | 2,893 | / |
| Galwa | 73 | 219 | / |
| Golva | 73 | 31 | / |
| Golua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Golwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghalwash | 71 | 5,106 | / |
| Gahalwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gotlewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghalwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galway | 67 | 3,499 | / |
| Ngolua | 67 | 267 | / |
| Golvad | 67 | 80 | / |
| Golbay | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gholba | 67 | 60 | / |
| Golvea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngolwo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Golvas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gallwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ghalba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Galwaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goulba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Golbai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goulva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Golbea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghatelwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghalva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goluea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaalwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galwaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goolua | 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 Gohlwa
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