Solwa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Solwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Solwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Solwa (22) may also be a first name.

Solwa Last Name Facts

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

Solwa (Marathi: सोलवा) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Solwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solwa? popularity and diffusion

Solwa is the 1,295,379th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Solwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Solwa live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent are found, Gauteng, where 7 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa Solwa is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Solwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Solwa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 39.58% less than the national average, earning R 143,580 per year and in United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solway911,300/
Solwai919/
Solwat917/
Sohlwa915/
Solwas911/
Sholwa911/
Siolwa911/
Sollway8324/
Zsolway837/
Soulway831/
Salwa809,600/
Sulwa80565/
Solwe80241/
Solba80146/
Jolwa80133/
Solua80111/
Solva8065/
Zolwa8014/
Solwi800/
Sohlwaya772/
Sochelwa772/
Salway732,313/
Shalwa73745/
Solvas73240/
Sulway73238/
Szalwa73190/
Salwah73183/
Salwai73177/
Salwaa73157/
Solvay7395/
Soelva7385/
Solbay7367/
Cholwa7348/
Solwey7335/
Sholwe7334/
Solbau7330/
Soulwe7327/
Siolwe7317/
Siolva7315/
Suulwa7311/
Soulba7310/
Salwau7310/
Solvad738/
Saalwa738/
Solvai738/
Solwer738/
Sallwa733/
Soliua732/
Soolua732/
Solyua732/
Sulwat731/
Shulwa731/
Ssalwa731/
Sholba731/
Soulva731/
Salwap731/
Sollua731/
Soluaa731/
Soilva731/
Sholva731/
Solvat731/
Solvga731/
Solwes731/
Sulwua731/
Salhwa731/
Solwei730/
Salwach67328/
Sasilwa67109/
Shaulwa6792/
Sallway6735/
Shelwah6729/
Soluhah6723/
Sholbai6720/
Saulwas6713/
Szolvai679/
Saulwah678/
Shalwah676/
Cholwea675/
Salwaha674/
Collway672/
Solveau671/
Shalwaa671/
Sotilwo671/
Shalway671/
Sholvah671/
Choolwa671/
Salwaih671/
Satlwad671/
Saalway671/
Salwaiz671/
Scalway671/
Salwash671/
Siolhua671/
Solwich670/

Solwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solwa in the Marathi language
सोलवाsolava50
सोलवsolava50

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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 Solwa
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