Gwalu Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Gwalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Solomon Islands | 82 | 1:7,074 | 1,084 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwalu (15) may also be a first name.
Gwalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwalu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwalu is the 1,210,518th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Gwalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gwalu are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 15 people.
The surname Gwalu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 494,781. In Tanzania Gwalu is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 98 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 42 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaliu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gualu | 80 | 1,305 | / |
| Kwalu | 80 | 815 | / |
| Gbalu | 80 | 306 | / |
| Gvalu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwelu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwolu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cwalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbalou | 73 | 2,555 | / |
| Kwalau | 73 | 60 | / |
| Kwallu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nkwalu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Gbaalu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gualou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kwahlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gualiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gballou | 67 | 1,696 | / |
| Ghbalou | 67 | 449 | / |
| Kwalahu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kwailiu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gbealou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gualouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwealeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbalhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gweleuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbahlou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gualout | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwalu
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