Kalavar Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kalavar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalavar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7941:966,07741,201
Nepal2841:100,2852,104
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kalavar (62) may also be a first name.

Kalavar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalavar (Hindi: कलवार, Marathi: कालावार) occurs most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kalavar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalavar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,001st most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Kalavar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 62 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 794 people, or 1 in 966,077. In India Kalavar is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 29 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 22 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Kalavar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalavar last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

Kalavar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalavar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalavar in the Hindi language
कलवारkalavara95.14
कलावरkalavara2.08
कलावारkalavara1.39
कलवरkalavara0.69
कालवारkalavara0.69
Kalavar in the Marathi language
कालावारkalavara48.41
कलावरkalavara29.37
कलावारkalavara8.73
कलवारkalavara3.97
कालवरkalavara2.38
हटवारhatavara1.59
काळवरkalavara1.59
कालावरkalavara0.79
काळावरkalavara0.79
काकावरkakavara0.79

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalavar
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