Kalwanyi Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kalwanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2361:165,42114,196
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kalwanyi Last Name Facts

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

Kalwanyi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwanyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 940,398th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. Kalwanyi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalwanyi live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kalwanyi is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 165,421. In Uganda Kalwanyi is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 17 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 15 percent reside and Rakai District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwaanyi941/
Kalwani933,366/
Kalwany931/
Khalwani88118/
Kaluanyi8841/
Kalwaney889/
Kalwenyi881/
Khelwanyi821/
Khailwani821/
Kalvani803,523/
Kalbani80832/
Kalwane80123/
Kaluani8089/
Kolwani8049/
Kalwana8047/
Kalweni8012/
Kalbany803/
Kalvany803/
Kalwoni801/
Calwani801/
Kaluany801/
Kalhwana7539/
Kaluangi7521/
Kholwani7512/
Khalvani753/
Khelwani752/
Khalbani752/
Kalwanna751/
Khalvany751/
Khaluany751/
Kolbanyi751/
Kaluenyi751/
Kalwaine751/
Kalwaana751/
Kalvangi751/
Khalwane751/
Kailvani751/
Kolwanie751/
Kalouhani719/
Khalwanna711/
Calvani673,275/
Kolwane671,878/
Kolweni671,044/
Kalvane67744/
Kolvani67168/
Kolwana6799/
Kelvani6742/
Kalveni6740/
Kalboni6715/
Kalvana679/
Calvany673/
Kolbani672/
Kaluane672/
Qalweni671/
Kalveny671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kalwanyi
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