Koliwa Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Koliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Koliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koliwa is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koliwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Koliwa is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Koliwa live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 689,040. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Koliwa
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