Kalafwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kalafwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kalafwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalafwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalafwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalafwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalafwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kalafwa is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zambia Kalafwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalofwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khalafwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalabwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalyabwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalyafwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalavva | 71 | 244 | / |
| Kalavua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kolofwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kalaibua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kallavva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalovwe | 57 | 351 | / |
| Kalabbi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kalavve | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kolobwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Calabwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kallavuo | 53 | 12 | / |
| Kailavuo | 53 | 9 | / |
| Kolabwey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kalobwee | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kollavva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaislavuo | 50 | 23 | / |
| Kallasvuo | 50 | 20 | / |
| Kailasvuo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Kalobuayi | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Kalafwa
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