Sholuwa Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Sholuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sholuwa (20) may also be a first name.
Sholuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sholuwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sholuwa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 20 people.
Sholuwa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria Sholuwa is primarily found in: Delta, where 79 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Sholuwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soluwa | 92 | 152 | / |
| Shaluwa | 86 | 186 | / |
| Choluwa | 86 | 40 | / |
| Shuluwa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Sheluwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Sooluwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sholubai | 80 | 50 | / |
| Sholubay | 80 | 9 | / |
| Soulouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shooluwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaluwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seluwa | 77 | 1,939 | / |
| Saluwa | 77 | 107 | / |
| Suluwa | 77 | 85 | / |
| Soliwa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Soluwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Soluba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Soluva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soullouwa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sholloway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soloway | 71 | 1,685 | / |
| Chaluwa | 71 | 336 | / |
| Saluway | 71 | 42 | / |
| Shaliwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Soiluva | 71 | 30 | / |
| Saeluwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Solueva | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sholubi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shaluba | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sholowo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Salouwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Saluwai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shaluva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sialuwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Solihua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sulluwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaluwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chuluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuluba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suluwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saluwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssaluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choluwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solloway | 67 | 871 | / |
| Shalueva | 67 | 155 | / |
| Shalouba | 67 | 122 | / |
| Sahahaluwai | 67 | 87 | / |
| Shaluswe | 67 | 85 | / |
| Saluwaya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shalubai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sholieva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chauluwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Solliway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Solyueva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shaluhwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shelueva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salhouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soulouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sholoova | 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
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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 Sholuwa
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