Saliwa Surname

198,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Saliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0671:50,7766,445
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Philippines2641:383,47849,926
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Saliwa (289) may also be a first name.

Saliwa Last Name Facts

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

Saliwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saliwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,533rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,460,373 people. The last name Saliwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Saliwa live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Saliwa is also the 519,842nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 289 people.

The surname Saliwa is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,067 people, or 1 in 50,776. In South Africa Saliwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa Saliwa is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Saliwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Saliwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.51% less than the national average, earning R 155,628 per year and in United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaliwa9234/
Sialiwa924/
Saliewa922/
Saliway922/
Salliwa921/
Saliwua921/
Saliwait8625/
Saliwaha861/
Salihwad861/
Salisway860/
Saliba8334,771/
Saliva832,261/
Salewa831,368/
Saliwe83431/
Zaliwa83192/
Jaliwa83179/
Saliwo83145/
Saluwa83107/
Soliwa8319/
Seliwa8314/
Saliwi8313/
Salywa832/
Saliwaith8054/
Salieva7717,640/
Salibay772,042/
Chaliwa77209/
Shaluwa77186/
Salibai7767/
Saluway7742/
Shalewa7735/
Shaliba7729/
Saeluwa7727/
Salivas7721/
Salisua7716/
Salihua7712/
Selaiwa7710/
Salivad7710/
Soliwoa778/
Saliwey778/
Saluwai777/
Salivay776/
Salhiba775/
Salaiva775/
Salliba773/
Salaiba773/
Salibaa772/
Szalewa772/
Sgaliva772/
Sailiba771/
Sauliba771/
Salitva771/
Salliva771/
Salivai771/
Salihwo771/
Sialewa771/
Ssaliwo771/
Ssaluwa771/
Sailiva771/
Saluwah771/
Salivat771/
Saliwou771/
Saliëva771/
Saliuva771/
Salewai771/
Saliowe771/
Salluwa771/
Sahlewa771/
Saalieva71141/
Shalieva7198/
Saglieva7137/
Saylieva7113/
Salewait718/
Saalioua716/
Solliway714/
Chaliwat714/
Djaliwai713/
Shaliwit713/
Soliwaya712/
Sallieva712/
Saalibai711/
Salibhai711/
Saliueva711/
Salaibai711/
Sialieva711/
Shayliva711/
Shalibea711/
Saleibah711/
Salihuat711/
Salissua711/
Shaluwah711/
Saleewat711/
Sallivas710/
Salibi6711,873/
Soliva677,764/
Caliva676,012/
Seluwa671,939/
Salibo671,301/
Saliby67908/
Zalewa67627/
Selewa67356/
Saleva67348/
Soliba67277/
Salewe67204/
Salive67181/
Salewi67172/
Saleba67153/
Soluwa67152/
Salibe67143/
Seliva67108/
Saluva67108/
Jalewa67106/
Zaliva6763/
Shallieva6743/
Salewo6733/
Salebi6733/
Salivo6720/
Shaulieva6717/
Salevi6717/
Saluwo6717/
Salivi6716/
Salyba6714/
Schasliva6711/
Salahieva6711/
Zaluwa6710/
Soliwe679/
Zaliba675/
Solewa675/
Salybi672/
Sàliva672/
Calewa672/
Salivy671/
Salyvi671/
Schalieva671/
Jaliva671/
Jaliwo671/
Zoliwa671/
Soliwaith671/
Shallivad671/
Sailibhai671/
Sáliva671/
Salyva671/
Coliwa671/

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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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  • 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 Saliwa
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