Golwa Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Golwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
India341:22,560,747316,052
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Golwa (54) may also be a first name.

Golwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Golwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Golwa are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most widespread forename in the world, held by 54 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Golwa is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside, Kaduna, where 4 percent reside and Adamawa, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golwad91165/
Golway91128/
Golwai9129/
Golwas9119/
Gohlwa9115/
Goolwa913/
Ggolwa911/
Golwat911/
Gholwa911/
Gholwad8325/
Goulwad835/
Goselwa831/
Goilwad831/
Ggoolwa831/
Ghoulwa831/
Gollway830/
Golba802,893/
Gulwa802,061/
Galwa80219/
Golva8031/
Golua8019/
Golwe803/
Golwi801/
Golwo801/
Gotlewad771/
Galway733,499/
Ngolua73267/
Golvad7380/
Golbay7368/
Gholba7360/
Gholwe7344/
Golvea7335/
Ngolwo7327/
Golvas7322/
Gallwa7316/
Galwaa7311/
Goulba7310/
Gulwai739/
Gulway736/
Ghalwa736/
Golbai735/
Goilwe734/
Goulva734/
Golbea733/
Golwey731/
Goluea731/
Golvat731/
Golwiy731/
Gaalwa731/
Galwaś731/
Galwad731/
Gulwaz731/
Goolua730/
Ng'olua67467/
Gallway67203/
Golwiej6796/
Golvast6749/
Golvach6748/
Gholvad6716/
Golvash6710/
Gaulway677/
Ng'alwa677/
Golwich675/
Ngalw'a674/
Galwaha674/
Gaulwad674/
Ghalwat674/
Goulbai671/
Golbaha671/
Gahlwat671/
Ghoulwe671/
Gujlwad671/
Golvait671/
N'Golua671/
Galwasz671/
Ngoulwe671/
Ngo'lua671/
Goulvat671/

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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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  • 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 Golwa
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