Kalva Surname

43,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kalva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,5891:72,4404,914
Latvia8931:2,296272
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kaļva (11) are calculated separately.

Kalva (9,992) may also be a first name.

Kalva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻔﻪ, Hindi: कलवा, Marathi: कालवा, Russian: Кальва) is most common in India. It may be rendered as: Kaļva. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalva is the 43,405th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,954 people. Kalva occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kalva are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 61,275th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 9,992 people.

The surname Kalva is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 10,589 people, or 1 in 72,440. In India Kalva is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 57 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Not including India this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Kalva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kalva last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kalva surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kalva earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaļva9311/
Kaalva91332/
Khalva9141/
Kalvaa9125/
Kalvad9110/
Kalvai919/
Kallva918/
Kalvay911/
Gkalva911/
Kalvoa911/
Kalvass8342/
Gkalvas8328/
Kalvatt8319/
Khalvah839/
Khalvay838/
Kalvaya834/
Kaulvat831/
Kaallva831/
Calva8026,573/
Kalua8025,157/
Kalwa8015,082/
Kalve802,039/
Kolva80883/
Kalvi80686/
Kalvo8072/
Kelva8040/
Kalvy802/
Katlevad771/
Khalvaja771/
Calvay732,839/
Khalua731,052/
Calvas73780/
Callva73687/
Calvat73384/
Kaulwa73155/
Kalway73129/
Kalvøy73129/
Kaluae7365/
Kaalwa7342/
Kalwaj7342/
Khalwa7322/
Kalvee7321/
Khalve7320/
Kalvio7317/
Kalbau7315/
Kolvah7315/
Kalwai7314/
Kallvy7313/
Calvaz7312/
Kaliua7311/
Kalvoy7310/
Kallvi739/
Khalvi738/
Kalvys738/
Qualva736/
Kalvér736/
Kholva735/
Kalvyi735/
Kallua735/
Kailua735/
Kalvey734/
Kelvea734/
Kallwa734/
Kalvou734/
Kaulua734/
Khelva733/
Kalhwa733/
Kalwha733/
Kotlva733/
Calvad733/
Kaluaa733/
Kalwaa732/
Kalvie732/
Koslva732/
Khalba732/
Kaulvy731/
Kalhua731/
Kalhve731/
Kalwwa731/
Kol'va731/
Calvea731/
Calvoa731/
Kalwea731/
Kealua731/
Kaslwa731/
Kailvi731/
Kailwa731/
Kalvos731/
Kalwaś731/
Kaluea731/
Kalbaï731/
Kahlvi731/
Calvai731/
Kalyuha67634/
Kaluayi67150/
Kalviss6790/
Kahlbau6783/
Kaliuae6760/
Kolvach6746/
Kalwatz6733/
Kalwajt6729/
Kallwaß6723/
Kahalwa6720/
Kalveyt6718/
Kailewa6718/
Kalvish6715/
Kalvich6711/
Kalvher6710/
Kalvist678/
Kasilwa676/
Kailwad675/
Kalvysh674/
Kaselua674/
Kalveit674/
Kolvatz673/
Kallvet672/
Kaslwad672/
Calvais672/
Kalvišs672/
Kaulvis671/
Khaliua671/
Khaluha671/
Khailua671/
Kaluhaj671/
Kalvedh671/
Kalvedt671/
Kalvett671/
Kalwahe671/
Khallua671/
Khaluat671/
Kailvee671/
Kalwaat671/
Kalwaia671/
Kalwash671/
Gkalvez671/
Calvahe671/
Kailuas671/
Kalbaha671/
Khailvi671/
Kathlua671/
Calvaid670/
Calveas670/
Kealver670/
Callvas670/
Kallway670/

Kalva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﻔﻪklfh-
Kalva in the Hindi language
कलवाkalava97.79
कल्वाkalva1.91
कालवाkalava0.11
कलुवाkaluva0.11
कलुआkalu'a0.04
कल्वkalva0.02
कलूवाkaluva0.02
Kalva in the Marathi language
कालवाkalava68.04
कलवाkalava26.83
कळवाkalava4.25
कलkala0.15
Kalva in the Russian language
Кальваkalva-

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