Tulwa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Tulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tulwa (38) may also be a first name.

Tulwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tulwa (Hindi: तुलवा, Marathi: तुलवा) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tulwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tulwa is the 7,593,402nd most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Tulwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tulwa reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 17 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tulway9119/
Thulwa913/
Toulwa911/
Tuilewa834/
Tulwaha831/
Tutlhwa831/
Tulba802,702/
Tulva80192/
Tulua80143/
Tolwa8060/
Tulwe807/
Tulwo801/
Thutlhwa772/
Toulba731,604/
Tulbah73570/
Tolway7380/
Tuluay7370/
Tolwaj7344/
Tulbea7330/
Taulua7323/
Thulva7321/
Tulwey7310/
Tuilua733/
Tuluah731/
Tulbai731/
Toolwa731/
Tolwai731/
Tulvaa731/
Tolwah731/
Taulba730/
Tuğluay6724/
Tulvaha6710/
Thoulba671/
Thuluha671/
Thulbah671/
Tullwod670/

Tulwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tulwa in the Hindi language
तुलवाtulava-
Tulwa in the Marathi language
तुलवाtulava-

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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 Tulwa
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