Kuliwa Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kuliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
Zambia1101:144,09010,468
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuliwa (375) may also be a first name.

Kuliwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuliwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuliwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 712,393rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kuliwa reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 448,097th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 375 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 191,817. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 64 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 34 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuliwa92132/
Kuliewa9247/
Kouliwa921/
Kuliwah921/
Kuloiwai863/
Koulaiwa862/
Kouliewa861/
Kulliwad861/
Kuluwa831,634/
Kuliva831,163/
Kiliwa831,047/
Kulewa83712/
Koliwa8340/
Kuliwe8316/
Kuliwo834/
Kulieva7730,927/
Kuluwah7750/
Kuliweh7750/
Koliwah7728/
Kulluwa7726/
Kolaiwa7720/
Kulyowa7710/
Kulewad778/
Kiliwai777/
Koeliwa774/
Khuluwa772/
Koulewa772/
Khiliwa771/
Kuluuwa771/
Kuluwaa771/
Koliwai771/
Koliway771/
Kouliwo771/
Kuluwai771/
Culiwat771/
Kuelewa771/
Kulewah771/
Khuliva771/
Kutliva771/
Kusliva771/
Kuylieva7147/
Kolliwah7119/
Koulieva7116/
Kullieva719/
Koulibay712/
Khulieva712/
Kulewatz711/
Koulewai711/
Kolliewa711/
Kiluwa672,386/
Kuleva672,325/
Kilewa67847/
Kulyba67770/
Koliwe67118/
Kuluva6789/
Kiliva6783/
Kolewa6757/
Kiliwo6743/
Koliwo6737/
Kulivi6714/
Kulewe6710/
Culiva677/
Culiwe676/
Kulevi673/
Koulichva672/
Khuleewai671/
Coliwa671/
Khutlewad671/
Kolliewah671/
Kulijwecz671/
Kulive671/
Culiba671/

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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 Kuliwa
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