Zalwa Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Zalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Zalwa (150) may also be a first name.
Zalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Zalwa reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 150 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Zalwa is most numerous in: Luuka District, where 43 percent live, Serere District, where 26 percent live and Buyende District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaalwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dzalwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Zalwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zzalwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dzialwa | 83 | 221 | / |
| Zalwach | 83 | 2 | / |
| Salwa | 80 | 9,600 | / |
| Zalba | 80 | 1,512 | / |
| Jalwa | 80 | 117 | / |
| Zalua | 80 | 85 | / |
| Zalva | 80 | 47 | / |
| Zolwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Zalwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Calwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zalwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salway | 73 | 2,313 | / |
| Calway | 73 | 606 | / |
| Tsalwa | 73 | 317 | / |
| Zhalba | 73 | 303 | / |
| Dzalba | 73 | 240 | / |
| Chalwa | 73 | 206 | / |
| Salwah | 73 | 183 | / |
| Salwai | 73 | 177 | / |
| Salwaa | 73 | 157 | / |
| Jalwap | 73 | 62 | / |
| Dzalva | 73 | 13 | / |
| Salwau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zalvai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Saalwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sailwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jailwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jalwad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jalwaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sallwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jalwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jalhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tzalva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Salhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaulba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zalbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zialua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zallua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zalwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zalbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaalwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djalwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zgalva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Callway | 67 | 69 | / |
| Sallway | 67 | 35 | / |
| Caulway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chalway | 67 | 18 | / |
| Saulwah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zsalvai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zsolway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chaalwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsalwha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rzaalwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jalwash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Calwaay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zalluaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zalouha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jalwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scalway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zealbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djalway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshalwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaihlua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziallua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Csalway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saalway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalbaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cailway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zalwa
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