Goliwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Goliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Goliwe (6) may also be a first name.

Goliwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goliwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Goliwe is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goliwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goliwe are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 6 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Goliwe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goliwei9214/
Guliwe831,214/
Golive83390/
Galiwe8336/
Goliwa8320/
Geliwe835/
Goliwi832/
Golibe832/
Golliw830/
Goliver77109/
Golieva7767/
Golivet7764/
Galaiwe7755/
Galiwei7747/
Gotlive776/
Gholawe772/
Golihue772/
Goliwai772/
Goolive772/
Nguliwe771/
Gaeliwe771/
Gollive771/
Kgolawe771/
Goluwei771/
Goulibe771/
Golivei771/
Goliwoi771/
Guliwer771/
Galiw7336/
Golew732/
Gollihue71412/
Golliver71259/
Golivets71242/
Gaalaiwe7144/
Gaelaiwe7117/
Goulieva715/
Goloihue714/
Golihoue711/
Gulliwer711/
Goolawee711/
Gouliwai711/
Goloiver711/
Golivi671,978/
Galawe67927/
Galive67429/
Goleby67361/
Golave67105/
Galiwa6738/
Golewa6736/
Galibe6733/
Gelewe6724/
Golebi6723/
Guliwa6720/
Goulihoue6717/
Golibi679/
Galewe678/
Gulive674/
Galliw672/
Gulibe671/
Galuwe671/
Geluwe671/
Goleve671/
Goluvi671/
Golybi671/

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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 Goliwe
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