Kalwan Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Kalwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
India291:26,450,530346,896
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalwan (232) may also be a first name.

Kalwan Last Name Facts

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

Kalwan (Marathi: कलवान) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kalwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Kalwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Kalwan are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 588,797th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 232 people.

The last name Kalwan is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Kalwan is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 39 percent are found, National Capital District, where 30 percent are found and West Sepik, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwane92123/
Khalwan9216/
Kalhwan927/
Kahlwan925/
Kahalwan8611/
Kalwatin863/
Kalwaine861/
Khailwan861/
Khalwane861/
Kalvan83219/
Kolwan8314/
Kaluan836/
Calwan831/
Kalwon831/
Kolwane771,878/
Kalvane77744/
Kalvatn77178/
Khalvan77100/
Khelwan775/
Kalvang775/
Kaluane772/
Kayluan772/
Kailuan772/
Calwang772/
Khaluan772/
Calwaan771/
Kalbann771/
Kailwon771/
Qalwand771/
Kalvaan771/
Qallwan771/
Kalluan771/
Kalbayn771/
Kahlban770/
Kholwane71369/
Khaluang71259/
Keilwang7141/
Kahlbann7116/
Khellwan715/
Kahlvand712/
Khalwong711/
Kahlbaun711/
Calban671,016/
Calvan67717/
Kolwon67151/
Kateluang6751/
Kolvan6746/
Kalvon6730/
Caluan6713/
Kelvan677/
Kaluon673/
Kalwom673/
Kalvanova672/
Kalvachen671/
Khalouhan671/
Kaluanova671/

Kalwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalwan in the Marathi language
कलवानkalavana-

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Footnotes

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