Kaluwa Surname

37,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kaluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8,3651:2,047240
DR Congo2,3121:31,9553,980
Tanzania1,8861:28,0713,372
Zambia7021:22,5782,430
Namibia4401:5,4761,040
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
England161:3,482,379114,324
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Kaluwa (1,045) may also be a first name.

Kaluwa Last Name Facts

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

Kaluwa (Hindi: कलुवा, Oriya: କାଳୁୱା, Tibetan: ཀཱ་ལུ་ཝ་) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaluwa? popularity and diffusion

Kaluwa is the 37,288th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 516,006 people. The surname Kaluwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaluwa reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kaluwa is also the 247,794th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,045 people.

Kaluwa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 8,365 people, or 1 in 2,047. Besides Malawi it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Kaluwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kaluwa surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Kaluwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning R 190,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalouwa9254/
Kailuwa9236/
Kaluswa928/
Kaluwah926/
Kaluwai924/
Kaluuwa923/
Kaluway922/
Kaluwga922/
Kailouwa8644/
Kallouwa862/
Kalluwai861/
Kaylouwa861/
Kaluwe837,461/
Kaluva835,144/
Kaliwa833,397/
Kaluwi83137/
Keluwa8331/
Koluwa838/
Kaluwo832/
Kailuwait802/
Kaillouwa802/
Kailouwai801/
Kaluvai77325/
Kaluiba77124/
Kaaluva77112/
Kalueva7748/
Kalubay7719/
Kalihua7716/
Kalowai7714/
Kalyuba7713/
Kaliwai7711/
Khaluba7711/
Kalauva779/
Kaluweh776/
Khaluva775/
Kaluvaa773/
Kauluva773/
Caluway773/
Kalluva771/
Kalubea771/
Kaluvay771/
Kolauwa771/
Calluwa771/
Kaloway771/
Kaliuba771/
Kalowea771/
Kaloowa771/
Kaluwei771/
Kalusua771/
Kaluswe771/
Kaliway771/
Kalhuba771/
Kaaliwa771/
Koluwai771/
Kolouwa771/
Khaliwa771/
Kahluba770/
Kailllouwa751/
Khalueva71264/
Kaluvaya7165/
Koulouwa7145/
Kalloway7131/
Kailiwai7121/
Kaleuwee7115/
Kallowai7110/
Kaluvahe717/
Kaeliwai716/
Kailuwet714/
Kahaluba714/
Kaluvaai713/
Kailhiwa713/
Kalyueva712/
Khaliwah712/
Kaylueva711/
Kaaluvaa711/
Khaliuva711/
Kaluvath711/
Keilouwa711/
Calluway710/
Kaliwo673,723/
Kalowe67954/
Kaluvi67867/
Caliwa67411/
Caluwe67349/
Caluwé67301/
Kaliva67295/
Caluba67264/
Kailuweit67215/
Caluva67199/
Koluwo6776/
Kaluve6748/
Koliwa6740/
Khalyueva6732/
Kalowo6730/
Kaluby6710/
Koluva678/
Kalowi675/
Kalowy674/
Keluva674/
Caluwè673/
Kahaliwai672/
Qaluva672/
Keliwa671/
Kealuvath671/
Kalluvadd671/
Keluwo671/
Kayllihua671/

Kaluwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaluwa in the Tibetan language
ཀཱ་ལུ་ཝ་kaluwa-
Kaluwa in the Oriya language
କାଳୁୱାkaluwa-
Kaluwa in the Hindi language
कलुवाkaluva71.88
कलूवाkaluva12.5
कलुआkalu'a6.25
कालवाkalava3.13
कलउवाkala'uva3.13
कलूआkalu'a3.13

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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 Kaluwa
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