Kalwela Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Kalwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 215 | 1:246,240 | 19,907 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kalwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalwela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kalwela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalwela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 868,551st most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Kalwela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kalwela live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 246,240. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 66 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Kalwela exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalweela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalwila | 86 | 2,971 | / |
| Kalwala | 86 | 772 | / |
| Kalwele | 86 | 468 | / |
| Kaluela | 86 | 167 | / |
| Kalwelo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalweli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalvela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalwelis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kalwalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalwaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kallwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kallwelis | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kalvala | 71 | 4,989 | / |
| Kaluila | 71 | 1,238 | / |
| Kalwilo | 71 | 519 | / |
| Kalwile | 71 | 423 | / |
| Kalwili | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kalvila | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kalwalo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kalvele | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kalvola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kolwele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caluela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalveli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaluele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaluelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calwely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalvelis | 67 | 210 | / |
| Calluela | 67 | 56 | / |
| Calvelas | 67 | 38 | / |
| Calvella | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kalvelys | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kalvaala | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kalvalla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaalvala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khalwile | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kolvella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calvelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalvelge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalvalya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalbhele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalvilai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kalwela
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