Kalwe Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Kalwe Surname Definition:
Kalwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a harsh and cruel person.
Kalwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Cameroon | 172 | 1:120,750 | 13,818 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kalwe (79) may also be a first name.
Kalwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a harsh and cruel person.
Kalwe Demographics
Kalwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalwe (Hindi: कलवे, Marathi: कळवे) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kalwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 387,740th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kalwe live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most common forename in the world, held by 79 people.
The surname Kalwe is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 595 people, or 1 in 124,167. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Kalwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalwe in the Marathi language | ||
| कळवे | kalave | 66.67 |
| काळे | kale | 11.11 |
| काळवे | kalave | 11.11 |
| कालवे | kalave | 11.11 |
| Kalwe in the Hindi language | ||
| कलवे | kalave | 50 |
| कल्वे | kalve | 50 |
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Footnotes
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