Swalu Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Swalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Swalu (26) may also be a first name.
Swalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swalu is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swalu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Swalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Swalu live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Swalu is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name Swalu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swalus | 91 | 227 | / |
| Swaliu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Swalau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Swalius | 83 | 10 | / |
| Schwalu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swallau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shwailu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sualu | 80 | 44 | / |
| Swelu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sbalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schwalus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Swallous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sualau | 73 | 20 | / |
| Chwalu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sualiu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Suahlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swgolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suhallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swalloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shualhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shvalyus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Souhalau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sualiaus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Suolu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Suelu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Zualu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Souhailou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Suoğlu | 55 | 114 | / |
| Svolou | 55 | 96 | / |
| Suelau | 55 | 47 | / |
| Svaloe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Sualoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Suolou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Zuhalu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Schwollius | 53 | 7 | / |
| Chualeu | 50 | 12 | / |
| Chhualu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Suheylu | 50 | 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
- 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 Swalu
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