Abakalwa Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Abakalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 298 | 1:154,966 | 12,283 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abakalwa (10) may also be a first name.
Abakalwa Demographics
Abakalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abakalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abakalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abakalwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abakalwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 895,817th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abakalwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Abakalwa is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Nairobi County, where 1 percent live and Vihiga County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Abakalwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Abakalwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Abakalwa
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