Kaliwai Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaliwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaliwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kaliwai (767) may also be a first name.

Kaliwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaliwai (Hindi: कालीवाई) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kaliwai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaliwai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Kaliwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kaliwai reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kaliwai is also the 296,432nd most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 767 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 90 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found.

Kaliwai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kaliwai last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kailiwai9321/
Kaeliwai936/
Kaliwa923,397/
Kaliwi9270/
Kahaliwai882/
Kaluwai864/
Kalivai863/
Kaliwat862/
Kaliwei861/
Kaliway861/
Kaliwoi861/
Kalewai861/
Kaaliwa861/
Koliwai861/
Khaliwa861/
Kaliwit861/
Kalaiwaa8040/
Kaluwayi8022/
Kaliwayo8015/
Kailhiwa803/
Kaliwacz803/
Khaliwah802/
Kalhaiwa802/
Kaliwaya802/
Khalaiwi801/
Kalivayi801/
Kalluwai801/
Kasliwad801/
Kasliwas801/
Kaluwa7714,123/
Kalewa771,148/
Caliwa77411/
Kaliva77295/
Kaliwe77106/
Kalivi7766/
Koliwa7740/
Keliwa771/
Kahalewai75178/
Khalibayi756/
Kaliswayo754/
Khalishwa752/
Kahaleiwi751/
Kahliwaja751/
Kalieva7123,651/
Kaluvai71325/
Khaliva71268/
Kaluiba71124/
Khalivi71119/
Kaleiwahea7198/
Kalishwayo7170/
Khaliswayo7165/
Caliway7156/
Kalitva7140/
Kailuwa7136/
Koliwah7128/
Kalivah7123/
Kalaiva7123/
Kolaiwa7120/
Kolivai7119/
Kailewa7118/
Kalihua7116/
Kalivis7111/
Keliwoi718/
Kallewa718/
Kaluwah716/
Keliwaa715/
Kalievi714/
Koeliwa714/
Kelewai713/
Kaluuwa713/
Kaluway712/
Kalivit712/
Caliwas712/
Katliva712/
Kahallewai711/
Caliwad711/
Kalewga711/
Koliway711/
Khalewa711/
Keloiwa711/
Kalisua711/
Kalivay711/
Kalewea711/
Kalihui711/
Koluwai711/
Kouliwa711/
Calibai711/
Caliewa711/
Keliwah711/
Khalieva67601/
Kaluwayo67101/
Kalibeya6751/
Kaluwaya6746/
Kallieva6740/
Calliway6723/
Katlewad6719/
Kolliwah6719/
Kalivayo6711/
Kaliveas678/
Kalaivad677/
Kaylieva677/
Kalivach676/
Kailewad675/
Kallewad675/
Kalaivai675/
Khelaiwi674/
Khalibha673/
Kaluvaai673/
Kalivash673/
Kallivas672/
Kahlioui672/
Koulaiwa672/
Kheleiwa671/
Khaleiva671/
Khaliuva671/
Kalibuja671/
Kalishweiss671/
Kalivapp671/
Kaluvaie671/
Kalybhai671/
Kolliewa671/
Khalishwajo671/
Kalibaha671/
Koulewai671/
Kouliewa671/
Kheleiwi671/
Khaliboi671/
Khaliswhayo671/
Kahlishwayo671/
Koloibai671/

Kaliwai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaliwai in the Hindi language
कालीवाईkaliva'i-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaliwai
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