Goolwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Goolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Goolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goolwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Goolwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Goolwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goolwa is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Goolwa reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mukono District, where 50 percent live and Wakiso District, where 50 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ggoolwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Golwa | 91 | 232 | / |
| Golwad | 83 | 165 | / |
| Golway | 83 | 128 | / |
| Golwai | 83 | 29 | / |
| Golwas | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gohlwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Golwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gholwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ggolwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goolua | 83 | 0 | / |
| Olwa | 80 | 4,092 | / |
| Gholwad | 77 | 25 | / |
| Goulwad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hoolway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Goselwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghoulwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goilwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gollway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Golba | 73 | 2,893 | / |
| Gulwa | 73 | 2,061 | / |
| Galwa | 73 | 219 | / |
| Golva | 73 | 31 | / |
| Olwai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Olway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Holwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Golua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Olwaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Golwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olwua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olwas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oilwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goolbhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Goolbhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gotlewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galway | 67 | 3,499 | / |
| Holway | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Ngolua | 67 | 267 | / |
| Golvad | 67 | 80 | / |
| Golbay | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gholba | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gholwe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Golvea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Holwas | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngolwo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Golvas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gallwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Galwaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goulba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gulwai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghalwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gulway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Golbai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goilwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goulva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Golbea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goolby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ollway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gulwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goluea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaalwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galwaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outlwa | 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 Goolwa
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