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 occurs in Uganda more 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 Goolwa? popularity and diffusion
Goolwa is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Goolwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Goolwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mukono District, where 50 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent reside.
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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