Kalwaye Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kalwaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kalwaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalwaye occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kalwaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Kalwaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalwaye live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger it is most common in: Diffa Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Niger Kalwaye is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalway92129/
Kalwaya863/
Kalbaye862/
Kalwiye861/
Kalwayi861/
Kallway860/
Khalvaye8036/
Calway77606/
Kalwei77153/
Kalwey7747/
Kalwaj7742/
Kolway7741/
Kalwai7714/
Kalwaa772/
Kalvay771/
Kalwie771/
Kalwea771/
Kolwae771/
Kaluayi71150/
Kalwaji71107/
Kalwejt7183/
Callway7169/
Kohlway7158/
Kalvaei7140/
Kalweyo7137/
Kalwajt7129/
Kallwey7125/
Caulway7123/
Kalvaie7117/
Kalvayi7116/
Khalvay718/
Kalbayo717/
Kalvaya714/
Calwaay713/
Kalweji712/
Kolbaye712/
Kalbeye712/
Kalwiya712/
Kalwaia711/
Kalwoua711/
Kalwoya711/
Kolwaya711/
Kolwayi711/
Kalueye711/
Cailway710/
Khalvayi67109/
Koolwaay6729/
Kalwiyah6718/
Kholwayo6711/
Kallwejt675/
Kahlweiß674/
Kalhwaha674/
Kailweit673/
Kahlweit673/
Khalwiya671/
Kalwooya671/
Kalweait671/
Kohlwayo671/
Kholwawe671/
Kaslvayi671/
Kalhwaia671/
Kalbiyey671/

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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 Kalwaye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis