Phaluwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Phaluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phaluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phaluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phaluwa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phaluwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phaluwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Aside from Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paluwa | 92 | 58 | / |
| Pheluwa | 86 | 105 | / |
| Paliuwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Palauwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pholuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paluway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paluwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paluba | 77 | 272 | / |
| Paliwa | 77 | 89 | / |
| Paluva | 77 | 77 | / |
| Poluwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Faluwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Paluwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phalubhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paluvai | 71 | 237 | / |
| Palauva | 71 | 77 | / |
| Palubai | 71 | 29 | / |
| Palueva | 71 | 17 | / |
| Paluwet | 71 | 13 | / |
| Pehliwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pholiwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phaluvi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pelauwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pailiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Paluhua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pahliwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phalowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paliwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paluvaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palubau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pauluba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pholuwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paliway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palubay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palloway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Palluvat | 67 | 21 | / |
| Palhueva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Palubhai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Patluvat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paluthva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paaluvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paalubai | 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 Phaluwa
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