Sulawa Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Poland

Sulawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Poland721:527,89950,824
France181:3,690,151224,666
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sulawa (16) may also be a first name.

Sulawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulawa has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sulawa is the 1,055,483rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Sulawa reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 986,934. In Indonesia Sulawa is mostly found in: Bali, where 47 percent are found, Jakarta, where 37 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 30 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulawa92139/
Szulawa92108/
Suliawa921/
Sulaiwa921/
Sulaway920/
Sullaway86135/
Sulawaih8624/
Suslawat865/
Shulawat861/
Shaulawa861/
Schulawa861/
Sulava83860/
Solawa83387/
Sulaba83178/
Sulewa8326/
Sulawi8326/
Julawa8319/
Sulawe833/
Sulowa830/
Sulaeva77688/
Suylawi77124/
Szulewa7776/
Soliawa7738/
Szuława7736/
Sulabha7724/
Suloway7722/
Juliawa7719/
Sulabai7715/
Suslowa7710/
Sulhawi7710/
Suslava777/
Solaway776/
Sulayba775/
Sulavai775/
Sulavad774/
Shilawa773/
Zulhawa772/
Suilowa772/
Julawad771/
Soulaba771/
Ziulawa771/
Shulava771/
Sullaba771/
Sulabay771/
Sulawit771/
Chulawa771/
Shulaeva711,708/
Sulyaeva71492/
Schilawa7168/
Sulloway7150/
Sullaeva7126/
Jullawat7124/
Souleywa7112/
Shulaiba716/
Shillawa715/
Sollaway714/
Shuslawy714/
Saulaeva713/
Suslovaa711/
Sulabhai711/
Sulhaeva711/
Jullawad711/
Joulawat711/
Sulgavay711/
Sullabha711/
Sulliava711/
Soulouwa711/
Djoulawa711/
Chulaway711/
Cullaway711/
Sulabo67588/
Suleva67534/
Sulova67214/
Shulyaeva67195/
Xulaba67156/
Sulave6746/
Šulava6741/
Culava6738/
Solowa6720/
Sulabe6717/
Saulabhai6714/
Sulewo6711/
Sulabi6710/
Soullouwa678/
Julava673/
Solawo672/
Zulava672/
Zulowa671/
Solawi671/
Chulahwat671/
Cilawa671/
Shulavath671/
Sulahabai671/
Sulavi671/
Sulavo671/
Sulavy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sulawa
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