Jaliwa Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jaliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Jaliwa (1,462) may also be a first name.

Jaliwa Last Name Facts

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

Jaliwa is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jaliwa is the 1,276,805th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jaliwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 203,815th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,462 people.

The surname Jaliwa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent live, Kakamega County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya Jaliwa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.

Jaliwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jaliwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djaliwai863/
Saliwa832,106/
Zaliwa83192/
Jaluwa83122/
Jalewa83106/
Jaliba8352/
Yaliwa8312/
Jaliva831/
Jaliwo831/
Ealiwa831/
Jaleiba77263/
Jalivay7746/
Jalewad7723/
Jalibai7720/
Jalieva774/
Ealaiwa773/
Saliway772/
Saliewa772/
Jalivad771/
Yaliwad771/
Jalliba771/
Salliwa771/
Djoliwa771/
Saliwua771/
Jaleway770/
Jaleibah71283/
Jallibah7133/
Jalaibah7127/
Jallewad717/
Jalibeah715/
Jalaivad714/
Saliwaha711/
Jahlibah711/
Jalleiba711/
Caliva676,012/
Saliva672,261/
Salewa671,368/
Yalewa671,075/
Yaluwa67699/
Zalewa67627/
Jalibi67185/
Yaliwe67180/
Saliwo67145/
Jalebi6764/
Zaliva6763/
Joliva6754/
Soliwa6719/
Jalevi6716/
Yaliwi6715/
Yaliba6715/
Jaleba6712/
Ialiva6711/
Jaluva6710/
Zaliba675/
Jalibe674/
Joliwe673/
Joliba673/
Yaliva673/
Calewa672/
Yaliwo672/
Salywa672/
Jaleva671/
Aijalibai671/
Jaluwo671/
Zoliwa671/
Coliwa671/
Joluwa671/

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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 Jaliwa
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