Jalawa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jalawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Jalawa Last Name Facts

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

Jalawa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jalawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jalawa is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Jalawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jalawa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Jalawa is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 97 percent reside and Borno, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalawah925/
Jhalawa924/
Jalawai923/
Jalawap921/
Djalawa921/
Jallawa921/
Jhalawad869/
Jallawad862/
Jaslawat861/
Jhalawat861/
Jailawua861/
Jallawat861/
Salawa834,338/
Jalawi832,159/
Jalava831,382/
Jalaba83110/
Jalewa83106/
Zalawa8369/
Yalawa8361/
Jalawe8321/
Jalawo831/
Ialawa831/
Jalawy831/
Jalavad77376/
Salaway77170/
Jallaba77153/
Saulawa77139/
Jaloway7790/
Jalabai7747/
Jaliaba7724/
Salawai7722/
Jalavai7719/
Jalavat7713/
Salawah7712/
Jailava7711/
Jailawi7710/
Salawau7710/
Jalayba779/
Jalaeva778/
Salawua777/
Zatlawa777/
Jalawid776/
Ajolawa776/
Ayolawa774/
Salawaj774/
Ealaiwa773/
Djalowa773/
Jalavay773/
Sallawa773/
Yalaewa773/
Jatlawi772/
Salawaa771/
Saliawa771/
Jhalaba771/
Jailaba771/
Yallawa771/
Jalawoo771/
Jalawho771/
Jalawis771/
Yalawai771/
Yaleawa771/
Jolawat771/
Zailawa771/
Jalabay771/
Jaleway770/
Sallaway71366/
Jalabhai71180/
Jaliabah7159/
Jallavad7141/
Jalaibah7127/
Jalabhay7125/
Jalloway7122/
Djalawou717/
Yallawad714/
Jalaivad714/
Jhalavas714/
Healaway714/
Sailaway713/
Jhalavah713/
Jhalavaj713/
Jalovaja713/
Cahlaway711/
Jallavat711/
Jallabai711/
Jijalava711/
Joulawat711/
Jallhaba711/
Jaleabah711/
Jalaybah711/
Salawaha711/
Jalavaja711/
Jhalaavi711/
Jialabai711/
Ojyalawo711/
Djoulawa711/
Cayllawa711/
Salaawai711/
Jalawoot711/
Yallaway710/
Salava671,375/
Yalewa671,075/
Jaloba67762/
Jalabi67576/
Jalova67552/
Salawo67533/
Solawa67387/
Jalaby67235/
Jalowy67227/
Jalabe67209/
Jalavi67176/
Zalaba67173/
Yalawe67166/
Jolowa67119/
Calava67114/
Yalava67111/
Salowa6792/
Yalaba6759/
Jalave6736/
Yalowa6729/
Zalava6711/
Jolawo678/
Jalowi676/
Jalowo676/
Ijalabhai674/
Yalawo674/
Jalliabah672/
Jalabo672/
Jolaba672/
Jaleva671/
Jgalloway671/
Jahalavat671/
Hajhalowa671/
Uyyalawad671/
Jallahbah671/
Jhalauvad671/
Jjalachua671/
Zalowa671/
Scallaway671/
Colawa670/
Jalowe670/
Ealava670/

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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 Jalawa
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