Golwa Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Golwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,070,546th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Golwa reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 54 people.
Golwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Golwa is mostly found in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found, Kaduna, where 4 percent are found and Adamawa, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golwad | 91 | 165 | / |
| Golway | 91 | 128 | / |
| Golwai | 91 | 29 | / |
| Golwas | 91 | 19 | / |
| Gohlwa | 91 | 15 | / |
| Goolwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ggolwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Golwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gholwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gholwad | 83 | 25 | / |
| Goulwad | 83 | 5 | / |
| Goselwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goilwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ggoolwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghoulwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gollway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Golba | 80 | 2,893 | / |
| Gulwa | 80 | 2,061 | / |
| Galwa | 80 | 219 | / |
| Golva | 80 | 31 | / |
| Golua | 80 | 19 | / |
| Golwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Golwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gotlewad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galway | 73 | 3,499 | / |
| Ngolua | 73 | 267 | / |
| Golvad | 73 | 80 | / |
| Golbay | 73 | 68 | / |
| Gholba | 73 | 60 | / |
| Gholwe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Golvea | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ngolwo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Golvas | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gallwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Galwaa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Goulba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gulwai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gulway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ghalwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Golbai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Goilwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goulva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Golbea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Golwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goluea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golwiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaalwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galwaś | 73 | 1 | / |
| Galwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulwaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goolua | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ng'olua | 67 | 467 | / |
| Gallway | 67 | 203 | / |
| Golwiej | 67 | 96 | / |
| Golvast | 67 | 49 | / |
| Golvach | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gholvad | 67 | 16 | / |
| Golvash | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gaulway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ng'alwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Golwich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngalw'a | 67 | 4 | / |
| Galwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaulwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghalwat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goulbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golbaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahlwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoulwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujlwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golvait | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Golua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galwasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoulwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngo'lua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goulvat | 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 Golwa
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