Kalawa Surname

100,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Togo

Kalawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Tanzania1,2471:42,4554,827
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Kenya3951:116,9119,859
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Poland391:974,58370,126
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
India101:76,706,538639,611
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England61:9,286,343223,652
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kalawa (442) may also be a first name.

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 frequently in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 100,155th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,544,299 people. This surname is mostly found 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. Kalawa is also the 407,699th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 442 people.

It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Apart from Malawi Kalawa occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and Togo, where 13 percent live.

Kalawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kalawa surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalawai92175/
Kalaway9265/
Kaliawa9237/
Kailawa9218/
Khalawa9214/
Kalawad929/
Kalyawa929/
Kaulawa925/
Kalawau924/
Kalawaj922/
Kalawwa921/
Kallawa921/
Kalaawa921/
Kalhawa921/
Kahalawa86214/
Kallaway86160/
Kailiawa8648/
Kalaiwaa8640/
Kalaswad8610/
Kalyaswa866/
Khallawa865/
Kalawaya863/
Kalyawad862/
Kallawad862/
Khalawah862/
Kalhaiwa862/
Kaulawad861/
Kalawaja861/
Kallawai861/
Khalawas861/
Kalowa834,041/
Kalava832,037/
Kalewa831,148/
Kalawe831,017/
Kalawo83760/
Kalawy83646/
Kalawi83583/
Kolawa83318/
Calawa83286/
Kelawa8316/
Qalawa831/
Kalyawass804/
Khalawi779,275/
Calaway771,934/
Kalaeva771,705/
Kahlawy77428/
Kalawei77217/
Kaulawe77183/
Kaalava77146/
Khalawy77133/
Kalavai77123/
Kaliawo7777/
Kalouwa7754/
Kallava7742/
Qalawaz7742/
Kahlawi7728/
Kalawis7727/
Kalavaj7723/
Kalaiva7723/
Khalava7721/
Kolaiwa7720/
Kailewa7718/
Kalawui7718/
Kalaiwo7717/
Kalavay7716/
Kalyawo7715/
Kalaabi7714/
Kalowai7714/
Kelawai7713/
Kalaawi7711/
Kalavah7710/
Kalavau7710/
Kaalaba7710/
Kalauva779/
Khalawo779/
Kallawi779/
Kallewa778/
Kalhawy778/
Callawa776/
Kalawhy776/
Kalavaa775/
Kahlawe775/
Kallawe774/
Kelaway774/
Keliawa774/
Kaelava773/
Kaliawe773/
Kallawy773/
Kalawer772/
Kalawou772/
Kaleava772/
Kalaawy772/
Kalawot772/
Kalaabe771/
Kolauwa771/
Kolawat771/
Kolaway771/
Kaloway771/
Kaloowa771/
Kalawie771/
Khalewa771/
Kaulawi771/
Kaulowa771/
Kailava771/
Kailowa771/
Kalobaa771/
Kalewai771/
Kalgowa771/
Kaliava771/
Kkalaba771/
Koulawa771/
Kgalawe771/
Keilawa771/
Qalawat771/
Callaway7123,165/
Kalyaeva711,182/
Khalyava71607/
Khaliava71571/
Khalaeva71569/
Kallaeva71214/
Kalasuat71127/
Kaliaeva7194/
Kailouwa7144/
Kahalawe7140/
Kalloway7131/
Kaylavaz7124/
Khallawi7118/
Kaulavad7117/
Kailavad7113/
Khaulawi7110/
Kallowai7110/
Kalaivad717/
Khalaweh716/
Khallava715/
Kallowat715/
Kalaivai715/
Kalasuha714/
Kailavat714/
Kgalajwe714/
Kalyawet714/
Khalavad713/
Kalavaya713/
Kaulavat713/
Kalaavai713/
Kahalaba713/
Koilawad712/
Kallabah712/
Kallouwa712/
Koulaiwa712/
Kollawat712/
Kalachva711/
Khalaiwi711/
Kallavat711/
Kalasuaa711/
Kalavaha711/
Kalhgawe711/
Kaliavas711/
Cahlaway711/
Calaways711/
Kalowaya711/
Khalavah711/
Kaylouwa711/
Khaylawi711/
Kalyaawo711/
Kalabaha711/
Kalavaph711/
Kalaweye711/
Kalahawi711/
Kouliawa711/
Cayllawa711/
Calawash711/
Kalaabah711/
Khalabah711/
Kaleva672,046/
Kelava671,925/
Kolowa671,146/
Kalowe67954/
Kalova67704/
Qalaba67562/
Kalave67381/
Calaba67344/
Kalavi67317/
Khallaeva67317/
Kelewa67254/
Kahalewai67178/
Kolawo67154/
Kolawi67148/
Calava67114/
Kelowa6790/
Kolawe6785/
Qalawi6771/
Kolewa6757/
Kalewo6748/
Khalyaeva6731/
Kalowo6730/
Calowa6729/
Kalavé6726/
Kolava6725/
Kalliavas6718/
Kalavo679/
Kolawy677/
Kelawo675/
Kalowi675/
Kajlavash674/
Kalowy674/
Calewa672/
Kaillouwa672/
Calawe672/
Kaulabhai671/
Kailaibai671/
Kailasuap671/
Kalaibhai671/
Khalashwo671/
Khalavath671/
Khailavad671/
Khailavat671/
Kallavadd671/
Qalawe671/
Kailasuah671/
Kailouwai671/
Calawy671/
Qalowa671/
Kalaheeva671/
Kalavy670/
Colawa670/

Kalawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalawa in the Marathi language
कालवाkalava85.71
कलाkala14.29
Kalawa in the Oriya language
କାଲାୱାkalawa54.55
କାଲୱାkalawa45.45
Kalawa in the Hindi language
कलवाkalava50
कलुवाkaluva25
कलावतीkalavati25

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