Kalwaya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kalwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalwaya occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kalwaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalwaya is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalwaya reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalway92129/
Kalwaa922/
Kalwaye8620/
Kalvaya864/
Kalwiya862/
Kolwaya861/
Kalwoya861/
Kalwayi861/
Kalwaia861/
Kallway860/
Kalwiyah8018/
Kalhwaha804/
Kalwooya801/
Khalwiya801/
Kalhwaia801/
Calway77606/
Kalwey7747/
Kalwaj7742/
Kolway7741/
Kalvaa7725/
Kalwai7714/
Kaluaa773/
Kalwea771/
Kalvay771/
Kolbaya71270/
Kaluayi71150/
Kalwaji71107/
Callway7169/
Kohlway7158/
Kalweyo7137/
Kalwajt7129/
Kallwey7125/
Caulway7123/
Kalvayi7116/
Khalvay718/
Kalbayo717/
Kalueya714/
Calwaay713/
Kalbaye712/
Kalvoya711/
Caluaya711/
Kolwayi711/
Kalwiye711/
Kaluiya711/
Kalboya711/
Cailway710/
Khalvayi67109/
Khalvaye6736/
Koolwaay6729/
Kholwayo6711/
Kalvaiah678/
Kohlwayo671/
Khalvaja671/
Kolyuaya671/
Kaslvayi671/

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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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  • 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 Kalwaya
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