Kalwena Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kalwena (31) may also be a first name.

Kalwena Last Name Facts

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

Kalwena is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalwena reside; 51 percent reside in Central Africa and 51 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 47 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalvena86526/
Kaluena86186/
Kalwina8676/
Kalwana8647/
Kalweni8612/
Kolwena861/
Kalhwana8039/
Kalvenas8021/
Kalwinah8011/
Kalwenyo801/
Kalwenyi801/
Kalwanna801/
Kalwaana801/
Khalwanna751/
Khalwenge751/
Kaluina711,273/
Kolweni711,044/
Kalvina71171/
Kolwana7199/
Kalveni7140/
Kalvana719/
Kalvyna718/
Kalbeni712/
Kalwano712/
Kalwini711/
Kalbyna711/
Kalveny711/
Qalweni711/
Kalvene711/
Kaluene711/
Kalvenes67187/
Kholwana6712/
Kalwaney679/
Khalvina674/
Calluena673/
Calbenau673/
Kaluenyi671/
Kalwaine671/
Kalvynas671/
Kalvinas671/
Kalviene671/
Kholweni671/
Kholwene671/
Kalboina671/
Calvenna671/
Calvenau671/
Khaluina671/
Kalwanou671/

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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 Kalwena
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