Kaluvu Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kaluvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kaluvu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Kaluvu Last Name Facts

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

Kaluvu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kaluvu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaluvu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kaluvu reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaluwu8348/
Koluvu8321/
Kalivu8315/
Kolluvu772/
Koiluvu771/
Kaalivu771/
Kaliwu67261/
Kalowu6721/
Kolivu6721/
Keluwu671/
Calivu671/
Qalubau62127/
Kkalowu624/
Kollivu621/
Koulouwou531/
Kolowu5011/
Koullouwou501/
Koliwu501/
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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 Kaluvu
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