Vulawa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Fiji
Highest density in:
Fiji

Vulawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vulawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Fiji41:223,5982,635
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vulawa Last Name Facts

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

Vulawa is borne by more people in Fiji than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Vulawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vulawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Vulawa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Vulawa are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Fiji.

The last name Vulawa is most common in Fiji, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 223,598. Apart from Fiji it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulawa831,256/
Vulava83118/
Vilawa8350/
Fulawa8326/
Wulawa832/
Bullawa7714/
Fulaswa7711/
Vuilawo774/
Boulawa774/
Bulawah774/
Bulyawa772/
Foulawa772/
Phulawa771/
Vilawua771/
Vulaeva771/
Bhulawa771/
Bulaway771/
Builawa771/
Fullaway71178/
Phulawai7111/
Bulaswad712/
Boulhawa711/
Foulawai711/
Voulabai711/
Bulava673,267/
Bulaba671,284/
Bolawa67929/
Fulawo67674/
Bulawo67284/
Vuleva6799/
Bulowa6765/
Vulova6760/
Vilava6740/
Wilawa6739/
Fulaba6729/
Fulava6725/
Buława6721/
Wulaba6713/
Vilowa679/
Volowa678/
Folawa671/
Vulavo671/
Vilawo671/
Vulabe671/
Vulabi671/
Vulawgeeh671/
Wulewa671/
Fulewa671/
Fullawaiz670/

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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 Vulawa
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