Golowa Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Golowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Golowa Last Name Facts

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

Golowa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 281,089th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,307,754 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Golowa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Golowa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Aside from Malawi this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Golowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Golowa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Golowa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.17% less than the national average, earning R 30,492 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngolowa92134/
Goloway9231/
Goloswa921/
Golowah921/
Golowaj921/
Goltowa921/
Golow9142/
Golloway8678/
Golowacz8628/
Golowach8619/
Golowash865/
Goulouwa862/
Golobowa861/
Golohwad861/
Nqgolowa861/
Golova835,369/
Goloba831,236/
Galowa83168/
Gollow8385/
Gelowa8336/
Golowo839/
Gulowa835/
Golawa834/
Goilow833/
Goolow830/
Golowasch802/
Ghoulouwa802/
Golooba771,681/
Golovač77114/
Golobay7745/
Galoway7739/
Ggoloba7735/
Goylova7730/
Goilowo7730/
Golovay7728/
Gottlow7726/
Gallowa7721/
Golovat7721/
Golobea7720/
Golaway7719/
Golhova7715/
Gooloba7713/
Golawad7712/
Goulouw7712/
Golyova7711/
Ngolowo779/
Golobai775/
Golovas772/
Golloba772/
Gollova772/
Goliova771/
Goloova771/
Golovaa771/
Goelova771/
Gollawa771/
Golowei771/
Golobah771/
Goollow770/
Golowatsch7512/
Golob737,648/
Golov734,712/
Golab731,615/
Galow731,110/
Gulow73147/
Golaw7343/
Gülow7337/
Golaf7332/
Golav7323/
Golof7312/
Galloway7166,908/
Golovach718,163/
Golovash71340/
Ggolooba71137/
Gollaway7172/
Golovaha7127/
Goloshva7115/
Golovatš7115/
Ghalouwa7113/
Goulouba714/
Golovova713/
Gulloway712/
Gulowacz712/
Gollawad711/
Gohlawat711/
Goslawad711/
Ngoulawa711/
Golovass711/
Ggooloba711/
Galofowa711/
Golhawaz711/
Goelaway710/
Galioway710/
Gol6732,171/
Gulova6725,327/
Guloba675,073/
Gallow672,121/
Gollob67818/
Galova67779/
Galawa67730/
Goolab67705/
Golová67315/
Gelova67225/
Gülova67145/
Golava67105/
Goloff6771/
Gollab6760/
Galouw6753/
Guslow6750/
Goloub6743/
Goylov6741/
Gholab6734/
Gulawa6733/
Golaph6728/
Gahlow6727/
Gelawa6726/
Goilav6724/
Goliaf6723/
Galoba6721/
Golobo6720/
Gholav6719/
Goulab6718/
Golhof6717/
Golabo6717/
Gölova6717/
Golovatch6715/
Gullow6712/
Guhlow6710/
Golyov6710/
Gallowway679/
Gallloway676/
Golabh675/
Gaalow675/
Golhav674/
Gollof674/
Galloyway673/
Goliab673/
Golovs673/
Golaba673/
Goslav672/
Galloways672/
Galowá672/
Golgov672/
Ngolof672/
Golovo671/
Goloov671/
Golosv671/
Gallowhay671/
Gholaf671/
Gollaf671/
Gollov671/
Gotlov671/
Golyavova671/
Gulowo671/
Galowh671/
Goulliova671/
Goulof671/
Goslov671/
Gálova671/
Gollaw670/
Goolaw670/
Gallioway670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golowa
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