Kalerwa Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Kalerwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 342 | 1:135,029 | 11,055 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Kalerwa (15) may also be a first name.
Kalerwa Demographics
Kalerwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalerwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalerwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalerwa is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalerwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 802,733rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. Kalerwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalerwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kalerwa is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 15 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 135,029. In Kenya Kalerwa is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Kalerwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelerwa | 86 | 47 | / |
| Kalorwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kolerwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kalirwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalervad | 80 | 18 | / |
| Khelerwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Calerway | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kaalirwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaleirwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalarwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Callerway | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kalervo | 71 | 145 | / |
| Kalirua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalerui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolorwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalairewo | 63 | 8 | / |
| Calerwood | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kolorwuah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Callorway | 63 | 0 | / |
| Kolerbe | 57 | 17 | / |
| Colerba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Calerbe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kelervo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kalirvo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Colorway | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khalarvo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Calleruiz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kalerwa
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