Yaluwe Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yaluwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1931:274,30921,578
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Yaluwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaluwe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaluwe? popularity and diffusion

Yaluwe is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yaluwe live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Yaluwe is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Yaluwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalouwe923/
Yaluwa83699/
Yaliwe83180/
Yalowe831/
Yaleuw831/
Yalehuwey8010/
Hyaluwa7752/
Yalouwa7731/
Yalowey771/
Ihaluwey711/
Yallowey711/
Ajhaluwe711/
Jaluwa67122/
Yalubi6755/
Yolowe6749/
Yoliwe6728/
Yaluva6726/
Yaliwi6715/
Joluwe6715/
Jalube6715/
Yoluwa673/
Yalowi671/
Jhaluw671/
Jalauw671/
Jalowe670/

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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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  • 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 Yaluwe
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