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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaliwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jaliwa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jaliwa is also the 203,815th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,462 people.

The last name Jaliwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya Jaliwa is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya Jaliwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.

Jaliwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jaliwa last name is primarily 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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