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
Waliwa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waliwa is the 1,052,587th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Waliwa live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Waliwa is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 75 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Not including Malawi Waliwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
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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