Shaluwa Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shaluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1751:302,52423,291
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shaluwa (659) may also be a first name.

Shaluwa Last Name Facts

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

Shaluwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaluwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shaluwa is the 1,244,200th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaluwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 323,427th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 659 people.

The last name Shaluwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 302,524. In Tanzania Shaluwa is most common in: Tabora Region, where 71 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 18 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Shaluwa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaluwah931/
Saluwa92107/
Chaluwa86336/
Sholuwa86197/
Saluway8642/
Shaliwa8634/
Saeluwa8627/
Sheluwa8621/
Shaluba8615/
Salouwa868/
Saluwai867/
Sialuwa867/
Shaluva867/
Shaluwe862/
Ssaluwa861/
Saluwah861/
Salluwa861/
Shalueva80155/
Shalouba80122/
Shaluswe8085/
Saluwaya8023/
Shalubai8014/
Chauluwa805/
Shaluhwi802/
Chalouwa801/
Sahahaluwai7887/
Saliwa772,106/
Seluwa771,939/
Saluba77384/
Soluwa77152/
Saluva77108/
Saluwi7719/
Saluwo7717/
Saluwe7716/
Zaluwa7710/
Shalloway7539/
Challuway751/
Shalhueva751/
Salauwe71139/
Salueva7161/
Chaluva7143/
Choluwa7140/
Saloway7138/
Salubai7133/
Sailuba7128/
Shalubi7125/
Saaluva7118/
Saloewa7115/
Salihua7112/
Shalube716/
Sialuwo716/
Salouba715/
Chaluwe714/
Xhaluva714/
Shailubhai714/
Salyuva713/
Saluvai713/
Saluvat713/
Saliway712/
Saliewa712/
Szaluba711/
Saluwoh711/
Salauva711/
Salluva711/
Salujua711/
Saluvad711/
Saluhua711/
Sooluwa711/
Salliwa711/
Saliuva711/
Saliwua711/
Salloway67341/
Shalieva6798/
Sholubai6750/
Saylauva6738/
Salubhai6722/
Chalouva6715/
Sailouba6712/
Shallowe6712/
Sholubay679/
Chaluvad675/
Shalubee673/
Chaluvai673/
Shelueva672/
Salhouba671/
Saliueva671/
Saluvapp671/
Shayliva671/
Shooluwe671/
Soulouwa671/

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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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  • 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 Shaluwa
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