Kalwar Surname
Approximately 11,353 people bear this surname
Kalwar Surname User-submission:
The Kalwar surname is derived from the Sanskrit word kallapakam, which is related to liquor making process. Kalwars claim that they are descendants of the Haihey Kshtriya ruler Kart-Virya Arjun, who as a Kalchuri dynasty, the king of Mahishmati.
Read More About This SurnameKalwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6,306 | 1:28,329 | 1,434 |
| India | 2,897 | 1:264,779 | 15,199 |
| Nepal | 1,565 | 1:18,199 | 901 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Thailand | 76 | 1:929,452 | 144,548 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Poland | 54 | 1:703,866 | 59,770 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Bhutan | 22 | 1:28,002 | 527 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Kalwar (37) may also be a first name.
Kalwar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kalwar surname is derived from the Sanskrit word kallapakam, which is related to liquor making process. Kalwars claim that they are descendants of the Haihey Kshtriya ruler Kart-Virya Arjun, who as a Kalchuri dynasty, the king of Mahishmati.
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Average Kalwar Salary in
United States
$52,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalwar (Bengali: কালোয়ার, Hindi: कलवार, Marathi: कलवार, Oriya: ମୁକଳୱାର, Tibetan: ཀལ་ཝར།) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalwar? popularity and diffusion
Kalwar is the 45,682nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 641,905 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kalwar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6,306 people, or 1 in 28,329. In Pakistan Kalwar is most frequent in: Sindh, where 99 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 0 percent live and Punjab, where 0 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Nepal, where 14 percent live.
Kalwar Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kalwar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.38% more than the national average, earning $52,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,667 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalwarh | 92 | 177 | / |
| Kaulwar | 92 | 81 | / |
| Kalware | 92 | 31 | / |
| Khalwar | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kalhwar | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kailwar | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kallwar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kalwaar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kalwart | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kalwaire | 86 | 14 | / |
| Katelwar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khalware | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaalware | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kattlwar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katlewar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalvar | 83 | 599 | / |
| Kaluar | 83 | 73 | / |
| Kolwar | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kalwor | 83 | 2 | / |
| Calwar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kathlewar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kalwarová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kallwaard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khelwar | 77 | 92 | / |
| Khalbar | 77 | 30 | / |
| Calware | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kalvare | 77 | 5 | / |
| Koulwar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kalvgar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kalvaar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calwart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalwore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kholwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaluare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaulvar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koylwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Callwart | 71 | 30 | / |
| Callward | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kotilwar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kailevar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kotelwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qualware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalluhar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kottlwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaulbhar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotlewar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calvar | 67 | 1,797 | / |
| Kolbar | 67 | 174 | / |
| Calbar | 67 | 150 | / |
| Kalvarová | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kolvar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaluor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caluar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qalbar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koluar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalvarova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochelwar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kathlevar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelvar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kallworth | 67 | 0 | / |
Kalwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalwar in the Marathi language | ||
| कलवार | kalavara | 93.95 |
| कालवार | kalavara | 1.97 |
| कलवर | kalavara | 1.36 |
| कळवार | kalavara | 0.99 |
| कालवर | kalavara | 0.86 |
| कचरू | kacaru | 0.37 |
| काळवार | kalavara | 0.12 |
| कलबार | kalabara | 0.12 |
| कवर | kavara | 0.12 |
| कैलाश | kailasa | 0.12 |
| Kalwar in the Hindi language | ||
| कलवार | kalavara | 93.33 |
| कालवार | kalavara | 6.67 |
| Kalwar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀལ་ཝར། | kalwar | 69.23 |
| ཀཱལ་ཝར། | kalwar | 23.08 |
| ཀཱ་ཝར། | kawar | 7.69 |
| Kalwar in the Bengali language | ||
| কালোয়ার | kaloyara | 66.67 |
| কালার | kalara | 33.33 |
| Kalwar in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁକଳୱାର | mukalawara | 50 |
| କଲୱାର | kalawara | 50 |
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