Sulwa Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Sulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 460 | 1:115,090 | 11,049 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sulwa (533) may also be a first name.
Sulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulwa (Hindi: सूलवा) is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sulwa is the 561,353rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sulwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 365,345th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 533 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 115,090. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 56 percent live, Mara Region, where 23 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulway | 91 | 238 | / |
| Suulwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Sulwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shulwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sulwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shaulwa | 83 | 92 | / |
| Saulwas | 83 | 13 | / |
| Saulwah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Soulway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sulwe | 80 | 808 | / |
| Sulva | 80 | 371 | / |
| Solwa | 80 | 175 | / |
| Sulua | 80 | 74 | / |
| Julwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sulwi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sulba | 80 | 18 | / |
| Szulwach | 77 | 102 | / |
| Schulwas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seutlwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaulway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Solway | 73 | 1,300 | / |
| Shilwa | 73 | 325 | / |
| Chulwa | 73 | 151 | / |
| Shulba | 73 | 125 | / |
| Sulwer | 73 | 87 | / |
| Suilua | 73 | 51 | / |
| Sulbha | 73 | 31 | / |
| Soulwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Siulua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Szulba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Soulba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Solwai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Suilva | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zulwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sulbai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sulvai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zulwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shulwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sulvay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sulwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soulva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saulwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sulvaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szulva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siulwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sholwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shulva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saulua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Julwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Culway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sutluea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sollway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Caulway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Schulba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shilwua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zsolway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jhulwad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Susluay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sulwood | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuulwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Julwash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shulbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saullva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Julwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuluha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sulwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cullway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shilway | 67 | 0 | / |
Sulwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सूलवा | sulava | - |
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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 Sulwa
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