Kalovya Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kalovya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalovya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya431:1,073,95134,763
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kalovya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalovya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kalovya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalovya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kalovya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,073,951. In Kenya Kalovya is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 98 percent reside and Machakos County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Qatar, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalavya866/
Kalovia862/
Kalavayya755/
Kalavyo7175/
Kalowia7113/
Kalovio714/
Kolobya711/
Kaalavayya711/
Kallaboyya711/
Kalavia710/
Kalabyha6723/
Kalaweya6718/
Kalaviah671/
Kaluobia671/
Calavia571,564/
Calobia573/
Kalabyo572/
Kolowea572/
Calabya571/
Calàvia571/
Kalavio571/
Colovia571/
Kolovio571/
Kalawia571/
Koloweah5389/
Callawya531/
Caslavja531/
Koloveos531/
Koliavias502/

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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 Kalovya
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