Kaliwo Surname

122,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kaliwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaliwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,6861:4,644646
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kaliwo (172) may also be a first name.

Kaliwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaliwo is most common in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaliwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,733rd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,957,439 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaliwo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 172 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,686 people, or 1 in 4,644. Beside Malawi it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaliwoh92125/
Kalaiwo9217/
Kaliwoi921/
Kalliwo921/
Kaliwa833,397/
Kalivo83172/
Kalewo8348/
Koliwo8337/
Kaluwo832/
Kalewou7744/
Keliwou7730/
Keliwoy7722/
Keliwoi778/
Kaliwat772/
Koleiwo771/
Khalivo771/
Khalibo771/
Kalewoh771/
Kaliová771/
Kaaliwa771/
Kouliwo771/
Kalivoo771/
Khaliwa771/
Kalaiwaa7140/
Keliwooy719/
Kailhiwa713/
Kaliwacz713/
Kalhaiwa712/
Kalivods712/
Khaliwah712/
Kallibou711/
Koliwosz711/
Khaliboi711/
Kalliboy711/
Kaleewou711/
Kasliwas711/
Kasliwad711/
Kaluwa6714,123/
Calibo674,981/
Kalewa671,148/
Calivo67643/
Caliwa67411/
Kaliva67295/
Kalevo67111/
Koluwo6776/
Koliwa6740/
Kelewo679/
Kalliovuo677/
Kolewo676/
Kalyvo673/
Khalishwa672/
Keliwa671/
Keluwo671/
Kelivo671/
Kolivo671/
Keliwã671/

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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 Kaliwo
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