Yaluwa Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6591:268,80515,334
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yaluwa (301) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyaluwa9252/
Yalouwa9231/
Yaluwe83258/
Yaluwo83216/
Jaluwa83122/
Yaluva8326/
Yaluba8322/
Yaliwa8312/
Yoluwa833/
Yalouba7718/
Jaluswa778/
Yalouwe773/
Yioluwa771/
Yalluba771/
Yalloway714/
Eyioluwa711/
Jaliwa67179/
Yalubi6755/
Jaluba6714/
Yalehuwey6710/
Yoluva6710/
Jaluva6710/
Aayooluwa675/
Yaliva673/
Yaliwo672/
Joluwa671/
Yalowi671/
Yalowe671/
Jaluwo671/

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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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  • 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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