Kalwe Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kalwe Surname Definition:

Kalwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a harsh and cruel person.

Kalwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
Cameroon1721:120,75013,818
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Zambia181:880,55128,935
India161:47,941,586492,263
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwer91192/
Kalwei91153/
Kalwey9147/
Kaulwe9129/
Kailwe9118/
Khalwe911/
Kalwie911/
Kalwea911/
Kaylwe911/
Kkalwe911/
Kalw8911/
Kalwejt8383/
Kallwey8325/
Kahalwe8311/
Kailwer831/
Kasilwe831/
Kalwa8015,082/
Kalve802,039/
Kolwe802,002/
Calwe801,820/
Kalue80227/
Kalwi8054/
Kalwy8027/
Khalw803/
Keautlwe77116/
Kallwejt775/
Kahlweiß774/
Kahlweit773/
Kailweit773/
Kallwett771/
Kasilwet771/
Kalwesch771/
Khatelwe771/
Kalwij73225/
Kaulwa73155/
Kalway73129/
Kolwey7369/
Kalwit7344/
Kaalwa7342/
Kalwaj7342/
Khalue7325/
Khalwa7322/
Kalvee7321/
Khalve7320/
Kallue7319/
Kalwai7314/
Calweh738/
Kalbhe734/
Kallwy734/
Kalvey734/
Kallwa734/
Kahlwy734/
Kalhwa733/
Kalwha733/
Kalwaa732/
Kohlwe732/
Kalvie732/
Kaulbe731/
Khelwe731/
Kalhve731/
Kalues731/
Kaluez731/
Kalwoj731/
Kalwwa731/
Kholwe731/
Calwie731/
Kaylue731/
Kallbe731/
Kailue731/
Kalwoi731/
Kaslue731/
Kailwa731/
Kalwiz731/
Kalwjt731/
Kaluea731/
Kahlwi731/
Kolwei731/
Katlue731/
Calwey730/
Kahlweiss7123/
Kallweidt7110/
Kahlweihs718/
Kallweitt713/
Kohlwey67376/
Kaluher67135/
Kalwajt6729/
Kollwer6728/
Kolweyh6724/
Kalveyt6718/
Kalwiss6715/
Kalvher6710/
Kolw677/
Khalbeh676/
Calw676/
Kalwowa675/
Kalveit674/
Khalwdd674/
Kallvet672/
Kalouez672/
Kalvedh671/
Kalvedt671/
Kalvett671/
Kayloue671/
Khallue671/
Khaloue671/
Khohlwe671/
Kailvee671/
Kalwaia671/
Gkalvez671/
Kayllew671/
Kealver670/
Kohlwie670/
Kallway670/

Kalwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalwe in the Marathi language
कळवेkalave66.67
काळेkale11.11
काळवेkalave11.11
कालवेkalave11.11
Kalwe in the Hindi language
कलवेkalave50
कल्वेkalve50

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