Gulwa Surname
Approximately 2,061 people bear this surname
Gulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,030 | 1:26,689 | 3,417 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gulwa (121) may also be a first name.
Gulwa Demographics
Average Gulwa Salary in
South Africa
R 139,344
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gulwa (Hindi: गुल्वा, Marathi: गुळवे) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gulwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gulwa is the 202,164th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,535,927 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gulwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 121 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,030 people, or 1 in 26,689. In South Africa Gulwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Gulwa Last Name Statistics demography
Gulwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.36% less than the national average, earning R 139,344 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulwai | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gulway | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gulwaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gaulway | 83 | 7 | / |
| Goulwad | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gaulwad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ghoulwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gujlwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gulua | 80 | 2,149 | / |
| Gulba | 80 | 623 | / |
| Golwa | 80 | 232 | / |
| Gulwe | 80 | 68 | / |
| Gulva | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gulwi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gulwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gullwash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gulvas | 73 | 318 | / |
| Golway | 73 | 128 | / |
| Gulbay | 73 | 88 | / |
| Golwai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Ngulua | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gullwi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ngulwi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Goulba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gulbai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goulva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gulvat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gulbaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goolwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ggolwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gholwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulvaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gullua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulwes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulvaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaulua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaulba | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gulwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gulluay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gulbeau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gulvaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghoulwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guttlua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujlvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goulbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoulwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goulvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gulbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggoolwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghullba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gulwest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gollway | 67 | 0 | / |
Gulwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gulwa in the Marathi language | ||
| गुळवे | gulave | - |
| Gulwa in the Hindi language | ||
| गुल्वा | gulva | 60 |
| गुलवा | gulava | 40 |
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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 Gulwa
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