Uluwa Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Uluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Uluwa (135) may also be a first name.

Uluwa Last Name Facts

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

Uluwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 734,496th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uluwa are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Uluwa is also the 797,647th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 135 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.

Uluwa Last Name Statistics demography

Uluwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.03% less than the national average, earning R 94,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Uluwai9116/
Huluwa916/
Euluwa913/
Uluewa911/
Uluwah911/
Uluwwa911/
Uluway911/
Huluwai8320/
Uluwwah8312/
Oluwa806,669/
Uluba80484/
Iluwa80287/
Uluva80157/
Uluwo8038/
Uluwe8033/
Uliwa8018/
Uluwi8012/
Houlouwa7722/
Goulouwa772/
Uluiwaya771/
Ulubay731,683/
Huluba73725/
Oluiwa7350/
Huliwa7336/
Ulubağ7331/
Olhuwa7320/
Huluwe7316/
Oluwaa7314/
Ilauwa7314/
Jiluwa7313/
Oluhwa7311/
Oluuwa737/
Olouwa736/
Oluway736/
Uluiba735/
Hiluwa735/
Oluwua734/
Ulueva733/
Oluwha732/
Uluwoy732/
Oluwwa732/
Illuwa732/
Ilhuwa731/
Iluway731/
Ieluwa731/
Guluva731/
Oliuwa731/
Uluuba731/
Iluwua731/
Uluibau67164/
Hulueva6725/
Guluvha6711/
Oulouba677/
Uylubay677/
Uluvath675/
Ullubai673/
Ullueva672/
Hulubay672/
Hulubaa671/
Houliwa671/
Ieluwah671/
Jilouwa671/
Huluvad671/
Hulubai671/
Ulluwis671/
Holuway670/

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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 Uluwa
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