Kalwazhi Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalwazhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwazhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalwazhi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalwazhi is most common in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwazhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalwazhi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 158,499. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 65 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 4 percent are found. Beside Zambia Kalwazhi exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwazi9370/
Kalwezhi885/
Kalwazyi881/
Kalwaza80189/
Kalwasi8010/
Kaluazi801/
Kalwezi801/
Khalbazi753/
Kalwaaza752/
Kalbachi752/
Kalweuzi751/
Kailwezi751/
Kalbazai751/
Kaluatshi7134/
Khalvachi719/
Kaluaji67110/
Kaluasi6721/
Kolwezi6721/
Kalvasi6710/
Kalvaji674/
Kalwase672/
Kalwoji671/
Kalwage671/

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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 Kalwazhi
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