Kuluwa Surname
Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname
Kuluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,137 | 1:155,798 | 9,820 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Zambia | 132 | 1:120,075 | 9,160 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kuluwa (10,324) may also be a first name.
Kuluwa Demographics
Kuluwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kuluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuluwa (Hindi: कुलुआ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuluwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 243,941st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. Kuluwa is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kuluwa are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kuluwa is also the 59,978th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 10,324 people.
The last name Kuluwa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,137 people, or 1 in 155,798. In Nigeria Kuluwa is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 65 percent are found, Sokoto, where 24 percent are found and Benue, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Kuluwa exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.
Kuluwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuluwah | 92 | 50 | / |
| Kulluwa | 92 | 26 | / |
| Kuluswa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Khuluwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kuluwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuluuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuluwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koulouwa | 86 | 45 | / |
| Kiluwa | 83 | 2,386 | / |
| Kuliwa | 83 | 411 | / |
| Kuluva | 83 | 89 | / |
| Kuluwe | 83 | 54 | / |
| Koluwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kuluwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kulueva | 77 | 1,170 | / |
| Khuliwa | 77 | 132 | / |
| Kuliewa | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kauluva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuluvas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kolauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuluwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuluswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kolouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koluwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiluwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuliwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkuluba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khulueva | 71 | 11 | / |
| Koulouwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouliewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koulubah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuliva | 67 | 1,163 | / |
| Kiliwa | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Kiluva | 67 | 549 | / |
| Koluwo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kuluve | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kulowi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuliwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koulouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouloubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuluvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulowe | 67 | 1 | / |
Kuluwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuluwa in the Hindi language | ||
| कुलुआ | kulu'a | - |
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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 Kuluwa
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