Kalawa Surname
Approximately 4,719 people bear this surname
Kalawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,412 | 1:12,124 | 1,884 |
| Tanzania | 1,247 | 1:42,455 | 4,827 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Kenya | 395 | 1:116,911 | 9,859 |
| DR Congo | 369 | 1:200,216 | 19,970 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| Cameroon | 111 | 1:187,109 | 19,561 |
| Uganda | 106 | 1:368,295 | 23,776 |
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Kalawa (442) may also be a first name.
Kalawa Demographics
Average Kalawa Salary in
United States
$53,373 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalawa (Hindi: कलवा, Marathi: कालवा, Oriya: କାଲାୱା) is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 100,155th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,544,299 people. The surname Kalawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kalawa are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 407,699th most frequent forename in the world, held by 442 people.
Kalawa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Togo, where 13 percent reside.
Kalawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kalawa last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.52% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kalawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.69% more than the national average, earning $53,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.45% less than the national average, earning $38,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalawa in the Marathi language | ||
| कालवा | kalava | 85.71 |
| कला | kala | 14.29 |
| Kalawa in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲାୱା | kalawa | 54.55 |
| କାଲୱା | kalawa | 45.45 |
| Kalawa in the Hindi language | ||
| कलवा | kalava | 50 |
| कलुवा | kaluva | 25 |
| कलावती | kalavati | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Kalawa
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