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

The surname Solwa (Marathi: सोलवा) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solwa? popularity and diffusion

Solwa is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Solwa reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa Solwa is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Western Cape, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

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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