Waliwa Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Waliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Waliwa (75) may also be a first name.
Waliwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waliwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waliwa occurs most in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waliwa is the 1,052,587th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Waliwa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 75 people.
The surname Waliwa is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Beside Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waloiwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Waliewa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wauliwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waliwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waliwast | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wallaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waluwa | 83 | 189 | / |
| Walewa | 83 | 72 | / |
| Woliwa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Waliva | 83 | 16 | / |
| Waliwo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Waliwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Weliwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Walehwa | 77 | 97 | / |
| Walyowa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wahliba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Walieva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bahliwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waslywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waliuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balijwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waluwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valiewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walaiua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baleiwai | 71 | 421 | / |
| Bahlaiwa | 71 | 241 | / |
| Bahliwah | 71 | 239 | / |
| Walewacz | 71 | 109 | / |
| Walaiwit | 71 | 32 | / |
| Walibhai | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wallewad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Balijwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valliwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baliva | 67 | 650 | / |
| Baliba | 67 | 201 | / |
| Valiva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Walewe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Waluwo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Walewo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Valiba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ualiva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walebi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boliwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veliwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahaliwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woliva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woliwe | 67 | 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 Waliwa
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