Guluwe Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Guluwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Guluwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guluwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guluwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Guluwe live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Guluwe Last Name Statistics demography

Guluwe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning R 226,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulube838,368/
Guliwe831,214/
Guluwa83148/
Guluve839/
Giluwe831/
Ghuluw831/
Gulauw830/
Nguluve77338/
Nguluwi7715/
Goulouw7712/
Nguluwè771/
Goluwei771/
Gulubee771/
Gulhuve771/
Nguluvhe711,501/
Goulouwa712/
Gouloube711/
Gullihue711/
Nguluhve711/
Golowe67204/
Gulubi6755/
Goluwa6725/
Giliwe674/
Gulive674/
Guluvi673/
Ghoulouwa672/
Nnguluvhe671/
Gulowy670/

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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 Guluwe
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