Guliwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Guliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Guliwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guliwa is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Guliwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guliwa? popularity and diffusion

Guliwa is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Guliwa live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.

The last name Guliwa is most frequently held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 32,224. In The Solomon Islands it is mostly found in: Guadalcanal Province, where 94 percent reside and Malaita Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The Solomon Islands this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guleiwa9212/
Gulaiwa921/
Guliewa921/
Guliway920/
Nguleiwa8621/
Guleihwa862/
Gouliwai861/
Guliwe831,214/
Guluwa83148/
Giliwa83140/
Guliva8351/
Guliba8344/
Goliwa8320/
Gulewa8310/
Guliwo831/
Gulieva775,572/
Gulibai778/
Gulewad777/
Guleiva777/
Gouliva776/
Goliwai772/
Gulivad772/
Gouliba771/
Goulewa771/
Nguliwe771/
Gulibay771/
Gusliva771/
Gulivat771/
Goliwah771/
Guliwer771/
Goulivas7123/
Gullewad7123/
Gulywasz7119/
Gullieva7115/
Goulieva715/
Gulyaiva712/
Gulivach711/
Gulliwer711/
Gulleiba711/
Gulibeau711/
Guleva67696/
Giluwa67208/
Giliva6769/
Gulevi6765/
Golewa6736/
Guleba6736/
Gulivi6725/
Gulibo6721/
Gulive674/
Goliwe673/
Gulibi672/
Goliwi672/
Guluva671/
Gulyva671/
Gulibe671/

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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 Guliwa
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