Kalawari Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kalawari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalawari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Nepal411:694,6575,109
India121:63,922,115578,870

Kalawari (60) may also be a first name.

Kalawari Last Name Facts

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

Kalawari (Marathi: कलवारी) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalawari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalawari is the 1,295,379th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kalawari reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 60 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Kalawari is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 93 percent live, Ekiti, where 6 percent live and Rivers, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 23 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalawari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalawari in the Marathi language
कलवारीkalavari-

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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 Kalawari
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