Kalwa Surname

35,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,082 people bear this surname

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

Kalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,9861:6,725820
Zambia2,1201:7,476891
India5811:1,320,25051,587
Germany5361:150,19718,035
Poland2101:180,99424,805
Pakistan1431:1,249,25814,705
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Cameroon911:228,23222,810
England521:1,071,50151,923
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Niger411:468,09812,501
Canada391:944,75971,777
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kalwa (2,524) may also be a first name.

Kalwa Last Name Facts

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

Kalwa (Hindi: कलवा, Marathi: कालवा, Tibetan: ཀལ་ཝ་) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,071st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 483,195 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kalwa are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 146,840th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 2,524 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 10,986 people, or 1 in 6,725. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 14 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Kalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kalwa last name is principally Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kalwa surname are 37.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Kalwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.65% more than the national average, earning R 462,564 per year; in United States they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $50,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $53,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaulwa91155/
Kalway91129/
Kaalwa9142/
Kalwaj9142/
Khalwa9122/
Kalwai9114/
Kallwa914/
Kalhwa913/
Kalwha913/
Kalwaa912/
Kalwwa911/
Kalwea911/
Kaslwa911/
Kailwa911/
Kalwaś911/
Kalwatz8333/
Kalwajt8329/
Kallwaß8323/
Kahalwa8320/
Kailewa8318/
Kasilwa836/
Kailwad835/
Kaslwad832/
Kalwahe831/
Kalwaat831/
Kalwaia831/
Kalwash831/
Kallway830/
Kalua8025,157/
Kalva8011,987/
Kalwe80915/
Kolwa80275/
Kalwi8054/
Kalwy8027/
Kałwa8010/
Calwa8010/
Kalwo808/
Qalwa802/
Kachilwa7727/
Katlewad7719/
Kalhwaha774/
Khahalwa774/
Kailhwas771/
Kalhwaia771/
Keautlwa771/
Khailwat771/
Khalua731,052/
Calway73606/
Kaalva73332/
Kalwij73225/
Kalwer73192/
Kalwei73153/
Kholwa7372/
Kaluae7365/
Kalwey7347/
Kalwit7344/
Khalva7341/
Kolway7341/
Kaulwe7329/
Kalvaa7325/
Kohlwa7321/
Calwat7318/
Kailwe7318/
Calwas7316/
Kalbau7315/
Kolwat7312/
Kaliua7311/
Kalvad7310/
Kalvai739/
Kallva738/
Koolwa737/
Kolwad736/
Kallua735/
Kailua735/
Kallwy734/
Kaulua734/
Kahlwy734/
Kaluaa733/
Kolwai733/
Kollwa733/
Koulwa732/
Khalba732/
Khelwa731/
Khalwe731/
Kalhua731/
Kalvay731/
Kalwie731/
Kalwoj731/
Kalwoi731/
Kealua731/
Kaułwa731/
Kaylwe731/
Kalwiz731/
Kalwjt731/
Kalwou731/
Kaluea731/
Kalbaï731/
Kahlwi731/
Kkalwe731/
Gkalva731/
K'Olwa731/
Kalvoa731/
Khachilwa712/
Kachilwad711/
Kalyuha67634/
Kaluayi67150/
Kahlbau6783/
Kalwejt6783/
Callway6769/
Kaliuae6760/
Kohlway6758/
Kalvass6742/
Gkalvas6728/
Kallwey6725/
Caulway6723/
Koilwad6722/
Kalvatt6719/
Khohlwa6716/
Kalwiss6715/
Kailwoo6712/
Kholwad6712/
Kahalwe6711/
Khalvah679/
Khalvay678/
Kalvaya674/
Kaselua674/
Koolwat674/
Calwaay673/
Kolwajt672/
Kaulvat671/
Kailwer671/
Kaallva671/
Khaliua671/
Khaluha671/
Khailua671/
Kaluhaj671/
Khoulwa671/
Kasilwe671/
Khallua671/
Khaluat671/
Kolwach671/
Kolwaya671/
Callwas671/
Katilwo671/
Kailuas671/
Kalbaha671/
Kathlua671/
Cailway670/

Kalwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalwa in the Tibetan language
ཀལ་ཝ་kalwa-
Kalwa in the Hindi language
कलवाkalava83.46
कलुवाkaluva7.09
कलुआkalu'a4.72
कल्वाkalva2.36
कलूआkalu'a0.79
कालवाkalava0.79
कलूवाkaluva0.79
Kalwa in the Marathi language
कालवाkalava71.74
कलवाkalava26.09
काळवाkalava2.17

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalwa
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