Salwah Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Salwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Salwah (1,603) may also be a first name.

Salwah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salwah occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salwah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salwah is the 1,257,535th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name Salwah occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Salwah reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Salwah is also the 193,005th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 1,603 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 847,751. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Jakarta, where 65 percent are found, West Java, where 30 percent are found and Banten, where 4 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salwach92328/
Saulwah928/
Shalwah926/
Salwaha924/
Salwaih921/
Salwash921/
Salwa919,600/
Szalwach867/
Salway832,313/
Shalwa83745/
Szalwa83190/
Salwai83177/
Salwaa83157/
Salwau8310/
Saalwa838/
Sailwa836/
Salvah835/
Sallwa833/
Salhwa831/
Ssalwa831/
Salwap831/
Sasilwa77109/
Shaulwa7792/
Sallway7735/
Shelwah7729/
Saulwas7713/
Jalwash775/
Shalvah773/
Zalwach772/
Saalway771/
Satlwad771/
Shalway771/
Sallbah771/
Shalwaa771/
Salwaiz771/
Salbaha771/
Scalway771/
Jalwath771/
Salvaha771/
Salvach770/
Salvash770/
Salva7332,332/
Salba732,042/
Salua73502/
Solwa73175/
Jalwa73117/
Zalwa7340/
Salwo7324/
Xalwa731/
Schalwat7161/
Shaluach717/
Shalluah712/
Shatilwa711/
Chalwach711/
Shaulway710/
Salvat674,075/
Shalua673,042/
Salvai671,767/
Salvas671,689/
Salhua671,327/
Solway671,300/
Salvay67769/
Salbai67733/
Salwey67298/
Salvad67278/
Salwei67211/
Chalwa67206/
Shalva6793/
Szalva6776/
Scalva6770/
Jalwap6762/
Sailva6759/
Saluat6748/
Salvaj6747/
Sallua6743/
Saalva6737/
Saluay6718/
Sailua6718/
Salbay6713/
Solwai679/
Solwat677/
Saliua677/
Salvau677/
Sohlwa675/
Salvaa675/
Jalwad675/
Sallba675/
Shalba675/
Zaalwa675/
Jailwa675/
Jalwaj674/
Salbaa674/
Salvaz673/
Jalwai673/
Sealba672/
Sailba671/
Saulua671/
Satlua671/
Salwoy671/
Salyua671/
Sealva671/
Zalbah671/
Jalhwa671/
Zzalwa671/
Siolwa671/
Sholwa671/
Salvìa671/
Schallwat671/
Seilwa671/
Szalba671/
Djalwa671/
Solwas671/
Zalwai671/
Schalvach670/
Salboh670/

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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 Salwah
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