Kalaw Surname

82,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Kalaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,9191:20,5812,563
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada651:566,85547,218
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Nepal111:2,589,1789,158
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kalaw (548) may also be a first name.

Kalaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalaw (Hindi: कळवा) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,800th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,246,160 people. The surname Kalaw is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Kalaw live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Kalaw is also the 359,856th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 548 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,919 people, or 1 in 20,581. In The Philippines Kalaw is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 45 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Central Luzon, where 9 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Kalaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalaw surname are 24.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalaw earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $50,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $56,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalawe911,017/
Kalauw91548/
Kailaw9112/
Kallaw912/
Kalaww911/
Kaulawe83183/
Kahlawe835/
Kallawe834/
Kaliawe833/
Kahalaw831/
Kalav803,317/
Kalaf802,999/
Qalaw801,233/
Kalow80326/
Calaw8041/
Kolaw8039/
Kelaw8014/
Khalaf73696,300/
Kalowa734,041/
Kalowe73954/
Kalova73704/
Kaslow73433/
Kahlow73366/
Kolawe7385/
Kallow7358/
Kalaff7351/
Catlaw7338/
Kailow7336/
Kolauw7334/
Kalauv7320/
Kaylow7318/
Khalav7317/
Kallaf7317/
Caslaw7311/
Khalow7311/
Kaleuw7310/
Kailav7310/
Caliaw7310/
Kalafe739/
Kahlaf739/
Callaw738/
Kalaph738/
Kalaiv735/
Kalauf734/
Kaalab734/
Kaylav734/
Calyaw734/
Kallav732/
Kaulav732/
Calawe732/
Keliaw732/
Kaulow731/
Kelauw731/
Kaleav731/
Kalowt731/
Kholaw731/
Qalawe731/
Keilaw731/
Katlaf731/
Kahlav731/
Caelaw731/
Kaliab731/
Khallaf6719,573/
Khalova67269/
Khalafe67205/
Khalaaf67184/
Khalaff67137/
Khalaph67120/
Kohlhaw6749/
Kailova6741/
Kaulova6731/
Kaylova6728/
Khallow6728/
Kalgova6723/
Kallova6718/
Kailaiv679/
Koulawe679/
Kkhalaf676/
Khalayf675/
Kaliova674/
Kathlow674/
Khaalaf674/
Khalahf674/
Kahalav673/
Kalyowe672/
Ckalova672/
Kahlova672/
Kattlow671/
Kailaab671/
Kalachv671/
Khaliaf671/
Kalaffe671/
Khalafz671/
Khalafs671/
Khaliab671/
Kaulowa671/
Kailaph671/
Kailasf671/
Kailowa671/
Gkalova671/
Cahalaw671/
Hkhalaf671/
Khaelaf671/
Gqalawe671/
Khalaif671/
Caislaw670/
Keaslow670/

Kalaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalaw in the Hindi language
कळवाkalava-

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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 Kalaw
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