Kalwant Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kalwant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kalwant (3,682) may also be a first name.

Kalwant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalwant (Hindi: कलवन्त, Marathi: कालवंत, Oriya: କଲୱା) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kalwant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Kalwant is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kalwant are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kalwant is also the 116,270th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,682 people.

Kalwant is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most common in: Perak, where 67 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent live and Labuan, where 17 percent live. Beside Malaysia Kalwant is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwanth935/
Kalvant8626/
Kalwand865/
Koolwant8074/
Kalvante8028/
Kalvand714/
Colwant712/
Qalwand711/
Khalvand67271/
Calvante6718/
Koolwont674/
Kahlvand672/
Kolvante671/
Calhuante6359/
Calvacente591/
Colwand5723/
Calvent579/
Qalband571/
Colvant571/
Calvand571/
Kholvand534/
Koolvand531/
Keulvand531/
Colhuante5049/

Kalwant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalwant in the Hindi language
कलवन्तkalavanta66.67
कलवंतkalavanta33.33
Kalwant in the Marathi language
कालवंतkalavanta28.57
कलवंतkalavanta28.57
कलावंतkalavanta21.43
कळवंतkalavanta14.29
करवंतkaravanta7.14
Kalwant in the Oriya language
କଲୱାkalawa25
କଲୱkalawa25
କଲବkalaba25
କଲଓkala'o25

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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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  • 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 Kalwant
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