Kalwaba Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

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

Kalwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8691:85,0179,735
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Kalwaba (186) may also be a first name.

Kalwaba Last Name Facts

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

Kalwaba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalwaba is the 403,243rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalwaba are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kalwaba is also the 667,122nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 186 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 869 people, or 1 in 85,017. Besides The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also found in Somalia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwabi8655/
Kaluaba8642/
Kalwabe861/
Kalwava861/
Kailuaba8037/
Kalwaibe8016/
Kalwaïbe804/
Kolbaba71304/
Kaluabi714/
Calbaba713/
Kalueba711/
Kolweba711/
Kalbouba671/
Kaluova5767/
Calueba577/
Kalbovi572/
Calbavy571/
Kaluobi571/
Kaluebo571/
Colbaba571/
Calbava571/
Kalbhavi534/
Khaluova531/

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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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  • 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 Kalwaba
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