Seluwu Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Seluwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seluwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Seluwu Last Name Facts

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

Seluwu is most common in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Seluwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Seluwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seluwu is the 2,237,939th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seluwu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 549,849. In Uganda Seluwu is primarily found in: Lyantonde District, where 18 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 17 percent are found and Kyankwanzi District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sseluwu92264/
Saluwu8341/
Zeluwu834/
Selubu833/
Seliwu831/
Salauwu775/
Seluvhu772/
Sselubu771/
Sseluubu711/
Saliwu67338/
Saluvu6793/
Zeliwu6733/
Siluvu6714/
Ziluwu6711/
Jiluwu676/
Soliwu675/
Silubu673/
Siliwu672/
Sailuvu627/
Zeiliwu624/
Syluvus622/
Selivou621/
Shaliwu621/
Shilubu621/
Shiluvhu571/
Salouuhou531/
Ziliwu507,490/
Ciliwu5022/
Zoliwu505/

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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 Seluwu
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