Jelwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Jelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jelwa (10) may also be a first name.
Jelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jelwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jelwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jelwa are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
Jelwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djelwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jelwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jelwaya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ijelwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yelwa | 80 | 2,645 | / |
| Selwa | 80 | 956 | / |
| Zelwa | 80 | 114 | / |
| Gelwa | 80 | 97 | / |
| Jelua | 80 | 60 | / |
| Elwau | 80 | 54 | / |
| Jilwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ehlwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Elhwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jelba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ellwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jelwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jelva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jylwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jlwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selway | 73 | 2,540 | / |
| Elwahy | 73 | 585 | / |
| Ellwaa | 73 | 275 | / |
| Ellway | 73 | 187 | / |
| Jelwie | 73 | 30 | / |
| Selwah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Sehlwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Jeluha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yelwat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sielwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jailwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yelwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jelvai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yellwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gelway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cellwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elwaaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelvas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sellwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jilwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwaay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elva | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Elua | 67 | 521 | / |
| Zelwach | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zellway | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ojielua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sellway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sehlwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzielwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jslewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jillwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellwahy | 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 Jelwa
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