Guulwade Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Guulwade Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guulwade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Guulwade Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guulwade is most common in Somalia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Guulwade.

How Common Is The Last Name Guulwade? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guulwade is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Guulwade live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

Guulwade is most widely held in Somalia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Apart from Somalia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Norway, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulwade93726/
Gaulwade882/
Gullwade881/
Gulvade80329/
Gulwadi8097/
Gulwady8018/
Gulwada801/
Gilwade801/
Hulwade801/
Gillwade754/
Chulwade751/
Gluade712/
Gulvadi67180/
Gulbadi67180/
Gulvady67118/
Golwada671/
Golwadi671/
Gilwada671/
Gulluada6328/
Julwaddi631/
Gilbode5328/
Gilbadi537/
Julbadi534/
Golvadi533/
Golvada531/
Hulvadi531/
Gluhoded503/
Gluodhed503/
Gilbodey500/

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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 Guulwade
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