Gulewa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gulewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gulewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gulewa is found most in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Gulewa are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Gulewa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Gulewa is mostly concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 89 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guleiwa9212/
Gulewad927/
Goulewa921/
Guliewa921/
Ulewa914/
Gullewad8623/
Nguleiwa8621/
Gulyaewa864/
Guleihwa862/
Guleva83696/
Golewa8336/
Guleba8336/
Gulawa8333/
Guliwa8320/
Ulewad838/
Ulewea833/
Gulieva775,572/
Gulaeva77305/
Gusleva77206/
Gulevad77127/
Guleeva77116/
Ullewad7752/
Gouleva7725/
Hulewat7721/
Guloeva7715/
Gulebay7712/
Guleiva777/
Gulebaa774/
Gauleva772/
Gulevat772/
Gulaiwa771/
Gulevas771/
Gulewiz771/
Gilewai771/
Gulaway771/
Guliway770/
Goleway770/
Uleva73444/
Olewa73154/
Uliwa7318/
Uleba735/
Guliaeva7135/
Gulewycz7126/
Gulywasz7119/
Gullieva7115/
Goulieva715/
Gulloway712/
Guleavas711/
Gouliwai711/
Houlewai711/
Gullevad711/
Gulibeau711/
Gulleiba711/
Gusleeva711/
Ghulevad711/
Gaulaway711/
Golleway710/
Gileva674,527/
Holewa671,723/
Guliwe671,214/
Ulevad67201/
Uleeva67193/
Huleva67150/
Giliwa67140/
Gulevi6765/
Guliva6751/
Gulebe6746/
Guliba6744/
Uhleva6743/
Huliwa6736/
Usleva6731/
Huleba6729/
Gulawo6725/
Ulevah6722/
Goliwa6720/
Gulava6718/
Olewai6714/
Auleva6711/
Ulieva6711/
Gouliaeva6710/
Ulleva679/
Gulavo675/
Guleve675/
Ulevea674/
Gilawa674/
Gulive674/
Ulebay673/
Ggulyaeva672/
Gulyva671/
Guljve671/
Ouleba671/
Gullyaeva671/
Gulowo671/
Guliwo671/
Gilewo671/
Gueulewou671/
Gulibe671/
Ghulebeau671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gulewa
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