Kalavela Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kalavela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalavela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India221:34,866,608408,224
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kalavela (46) may also be a first name.

Kalavela Last Name Facts

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

Kalavela (Marathi: कलवेला) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalavela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Kalavela occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kalavela live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kalavela is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India Kalavela is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 91 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalavela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalavela in the Marathi language
कलवेलाkalavela-

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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 Kalavela
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