Kalawasi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kalawasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalawasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053

Kalawasi (12) may also be a first name.

Kalawasi Last Name Facts

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

Kalawasi (Hindi: कलवासी) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalawasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalawasi is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Kalawasi is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Kalawasi reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Kalawasi is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kalawasi is primarily found in: Central, where 56 percent live and Madang, where 44 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Nepal, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalawasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalawasi in the Hindi language
कलवासीkalavasi-

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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 Kalawasi
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