Seluwa Surname
Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname
Seluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,779 | 1:41,529 | 5,100 |
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Seluwa (771) may also be a first name.
Seluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seluwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Seluwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seluwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 212,422nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,758,404 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seluwa live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Seluwa is also the 295,600th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 771 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,779 people, or 1 in 41,529. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeluwa | 92 | 27 | / |
| Sheluwa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Soluwa | 83 | 152 | / |
| Saluwa | 83 | 107 | / |
| Zeluwa | 83 | 38 | / |
| Geluwa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Seluwo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Seluba | 83 | 14 | / |
| Seliwa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Seluwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Seluva | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jeluwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Siluwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Celuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shiluwa | 77 | 763 | / |
| Sholuwa | 77 | 197 | / |
| Shaluwa | 77 | 186 | / |
| Sseluwo | 77 | 66 | / |
| Siluwat | 77 | 59 | / |
| Saluway | 77 | 42 | / |
| Selouba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Cheluwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Saluwai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ssaluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saluwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seluvat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seilouba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Seylouba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Selubhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shelubay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shelueva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selyueva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shelubai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shiluwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaluwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seleubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiluwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saliwa | 67 | 2,106 | / |
| Selowe | 67 | 762 | / |
| Siluwe | 67 | 341 | / |
| Giluwa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Seliva | 67 | 108 | / |
| Saluva | 67 | 108 | / |
| Siluba | 67 | 74 | / |
| Siliwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Selowo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Selubi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Selubo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Soliwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Saluwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jiluwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Siluva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zaluwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zeluba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siluwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shiluwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geluba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soluva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setlhauwe | 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 Seluwa
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