Soluwa Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Soluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447

Soluwa (11) may also be a first name.

Soluwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soluwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Soluwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Soluwa is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Soluwa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soluwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Soluwa is most numerous in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Soluwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Soluwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sholuwa92197/
Sooluwa921/
Soulouwa861/
Seluwa831,939/
Saluwa83107/
Suluwa8385/
Soliwa8319/
Soluwe8310/
Soluba832/
Joluwa831/
Soluva831/
Soullouwa808/
Soloway771,685/
Shaluwa77186/
Saluway7742/
Choluwa7740/
Soiluva7730/
Saeluwa7727/
Shuluwa7722/
Sheluwa7721/
Solueva7719/
Salouwa778/
Saluwai777/
Sialuwa777/
Solihua776/
Sulluwa772/
Coluway771/
Ssaluwa771/
Saluwah771/
Salluwa771/
Suluwai771/
Solloway71871/
Sholubai7150/
Saluwaya7123/
Sholubay719/
Zoulouwa715/
Solliway714/
Solyueva713/
Shooluwe711/
Shaluwah711/
Soulouba711/
Djolouwa711/
Soliva677,764/
Saliwa672,106/
Suluba67639/
Saluba67384/
Suluva67142/
Jaluwa67122/
Saluva67108/
Solowy6752/
Solubi6748/
Zeluwa6738/
Suluwi6737/
Seluwo6727/
Solowe6720/
Suluwe6719/
Saluwi6719/
Saluwo6717/
Saluwe6716/
Seliwa6714/
Solowo6712/
Zaluwa6710/
Solowjowa677/
Solowi676/
Seluva673/
Soluvi672/
Sholloway671/
Zoliwa671/
Zoullouwa671/
Zoluba671/
Souloubai671/
Celuwa671/

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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 Soluwa
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