Neliwa Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Neliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 463 | 1:5,204 | 989 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Neliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neliwa is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neliwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 651,048th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Neliwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Neliwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Neliwa is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 5,204. In Namibia Neliwa is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 46 percent live, Oshana Region, where 30 percent live and Khomas Region, where 11 percent live. Barring Namibia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naliwa | 83 | 325 | / |
| Neliba | 83 | 210 | / |
| Neluwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Neliwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Noliwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neliva | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Gneliwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naelewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngeliwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neeliva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nelewad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nelieva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naliwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neliwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyliswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nelivaad | 71 | 9 | / |
| Neelibai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngelewai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnielewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neelewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naliva | 67 | 211 | / |
| Naluwa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Nalewa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Neleva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naliwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noliva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niliba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyliva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyluwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahalihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nalywa | 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 Neliwa
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