Jolwa Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Jolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jolwa (19) may also be a first name.
Jolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jolwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jolwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jolwa is the 1,551,568th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jolwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jolwa is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Jolwa is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 56 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yolwa | 80 | 750 | / |
| Solwa | 80 | 175 | / |
| Jalwa | 80 | 117 | / |
| Jolua | 80 | 60 | / |
| Julwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Jolva | 80 | 18 | / |
| Zolwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jolba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Solway | 73 | 1,300 | / |
| Jalwap | 73 | 62 | / |
| Jalwah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Solwai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sohlwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jalwad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jalwaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jalwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Joslua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jolbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djalwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eholwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jalhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joulba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Julwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sollway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zsolway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jhulwad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jalwash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Collway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Julwash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yolwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jalwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djalway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehollwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Julwaha | 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
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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 Jolwa
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