Kalwasi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kalwasi (17) may also be a first name.

Kalwasi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalwasi occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalwasi is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Kalwasi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalwasi live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kalwasi is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Kalwasi is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 80 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

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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 Kalwasi
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