Kalwana Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kalwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kalwana (25) may also be a first name.

Kalwana Last Name Facts

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

Kalwana (Oriya: କଳନା) is found most in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwana? popularity and diffusion

Kalwana is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Kalwana occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalwana live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kalwana is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

Kalwana is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kasese District, where 29 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 24 percent reside and Gomba District, where 21 percent reside. Barring Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalhwana9339/
Kalwanna931/
Kalwaana931/
Khalwanna881/
Kalwani863,366/
Kalwane86123/
Kolwana8699/
Kalwena8681/
Kalvana869/
Kalwano862/
Kalwany861/
Kalwanyi80279/
Khalwani80118/
Kaluanga8057/
Kholwana8012/
Kalwaney809/
Kalwouna801/
Kalwanou801/
Khalwane801/
Kalvanas801/
Kalwaine801/
Kaluhanga75297/
Kgohlwana754/
Khailwani751/
Kalwaanyi751/
Kalvani713,523/
Kolwane711,878/
Kalbani71832/
Kalvane71744/
Kalvena71526/
Kaluena71186/
Kaluona71182/
Kaluani7189/
Kolwani7149/
Colwana7112/
Kalvany713/
Caluana713/
Qolwana713/
Kalbany713/
Kaluane712/
Kolwena711/
Kaluany711/
Kalwoni711/
Calbana711/
Calwani711/
Calvagna671,043/
Kholwane67369/
Kaluanyi6741/
Koluhana6722/
Kaluangi6721/
Kalbouna6720/
Kholwani6712/
Calvanha674/
Kalbonah673/
Khalvani673/
Calvauna673/
Khalbani672/
Kalvangi671/
Kaluango671/
Kalbaine671/
Kalboina671/
Kailvani671/
Kolwanie671/
Khelvana671/
Khaluany671/
Khalvany671/

Kalwana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalwana in the Oriya language
କଳନାkalana-

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