Yaluwa Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Yaluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 659 | 1:268,805 | 15,334 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Yaluwa (301) may also be a first name.
Yaluwa Demographics
Yaluwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Yaluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaluwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yaluwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaluwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 477,903rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yaluwa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 507,810th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 301 people.
Yaluwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 268,805. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 61 percent are found, Anambra, where 20 percent are found and Imo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Yaluwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Yaluwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Yaluwa surname is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyaluwa | 92 | 52 | / |
| Yalouwa | 92 | 31 | / |
| Yaluwe | 83 | 258 | / |
| Yaluwo | 83 | 216 | / |
| Jaluwa | 83 | 122 | / |
| Yaluva | 83 | 26 | / |
| Yaluba | 83 | 22 | / |
| Yaliwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yoluwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yalouba | 77 | 18 | / |
| Jaluswa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yalouwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yioluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yalluba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yalloway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Eyioluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaliwa | 67 | 179 | / |
| Yalubi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Jaluba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yalehuwey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yoluva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jaluva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aayooluwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaliva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaliwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joluwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yalowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yalowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaluwo | 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 Yaluwa
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