Kalawan Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Kalawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kalawan (42) may also be a first name.

Kalawan Last Name Facts

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

Kalawan (Hindi: कलवान, Oriya: କଲୱନ) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalawan is the 899,940th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname Kalawan is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Kalawan live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 42 people.

This surname is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 377,745. In Thailand Kalawan is mostly found in: Nakhon Phanom Province, where 79 percent are found, Bangkok, where 8 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Thailand this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Kalawan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kalawan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 97.74% more than the national average, earning R 469,896 per year and in United States they earn 54.78% more than the national average, earning $66,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalawan in the Hindi language
कलवानkalavana-
Kalawan in the Oriya language
କଲୱନkalawana50
କଲାୱନkalawana50

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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 Kalawan
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