Suliwa Surname
Approximately 877 people bear this surname
Suliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Suliwa (123) may also be a first name.
Suliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suliwa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Suliwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 400,713th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,309,630 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Suliwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 123 people.
The last name Suliwa is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Apart from Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suliwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sulaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Suliwa'a | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sulliway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Suliva | 83 | 832 | / |
| Suliba | 83 | 150 | / |
| Suluwa | 83 | 85 | / |
| Sulewa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Soliwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Suliwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sulieva | 77 | 377 | / |
| Szulewa | 77 | 76 | / |
| Shiliwa | 77 | 65 | / |
| Sulliva | 77 | 52 | / |
| Sulivas | 77 | 38 | / |
| Shuluwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Soliwoa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Soulewa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sulibai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sulliba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sulluwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Suleiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Susliva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shuliva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sauliba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Souliba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sulibay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suliwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suluwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suliwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shutliva | 71 | 15 | / |
| Souleywa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shulieva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shulaiba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Solliway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sullivah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sullieva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sullivaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sullivay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suleva | 67 | 534 | / |
| Suluva | 67 | 142 | / |
| Sulyba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sulibi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shaulieva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sulebi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sulewo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soliwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Culiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zuliba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sulive | 67 | 5 | / |
| Solewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sulevi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sulibo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Juliva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sulibe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zuluwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ciliwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sulivi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Súliva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sulivã | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suleba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suliby | 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 Suliwa
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