Uliwa Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Uliwa Last Name Facts

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

Uliwa is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uliwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Uliwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Uliwa are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Uliwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Uliwa is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huliwa9136/
Guleiwa8312/
Gulaiwa831/
Houliwa831/
Guliway830/
Oliwa803,100/
Uliva80988/
Uluwa80394/
Uliba8042/
Iliwa8020/
Ulewa804/
Guleihwa772/
Gouliwai771/
Uluiwaya771/
Guliva7351/
Oluiwa7350/
Ulaiwi7328/
Huliba7319/
Hiliwa7318/
Uluwai7316/
Ulivas7315/
Huliwe7313/
Ulieva7311/
Gulewa7310/
Jiliwa7310/
Auliba738/
Ulewad738/
Iliewa738/
Holiwa738/
Huluwa736/
Uluiba735/
Ulewea733/
Euluwa733/
Illiwa733/
Ulibai731/
Euliva731/
Auliva731/
Oliwah731/
Olaiwa731/
Ulivap731/
Ouliba731/
Iliwai731/
Ileiwa731/
Oliway731/
Uluewa731/
Uliewe731/
Uluwah731/
Uluwwa731/
Uluway731/
Holiway67176/
Uluibau67164/
Ullewad6752/
Ullieva6722/
Hulewat6721/
Huluwai6720/
Hulibay6717/
Uluwwah6712/
Guleiva677/
Olaiwaj676/
Gouliva676/
Ulibhai673/
Aulaiwi672/
Hulaiba671/
Illiwwa671/
Ullibha671/
Aulieva671/
Goulewa671/
Illihwa671/
Olliway670/
Holliwa670/

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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 Uliwa
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