Kalweni Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kalweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kalweni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalweni (Marathi: कलवेनी) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kalweni reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Kalweni is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, Free State, where 14 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwenyi931/
Kalwani863,366/
Kolweni861,044/
Kalwena8681/
Kalveni8640/
Kalbeni862/
Qalweni861/
Kalwoni861/
Kalwini861/
Kalwanyi80279/
Khalwani80118/
Kholweni801/
Kaluenyi801/
Kalwenyo801/
Khailwani751/
Kalwaanyi751/
Khalwenge751/
Kalvani713,523/
Kalvena71526/
Kaluena71186/
Qolweni71136/
Kalwane71123/
Kolwani7149/
Kolveni713/
Kalvini713/
Kaluene711/
Kalwany711/
Kalveny711/
Kolwena711/
Calwani711/
Kalbini711/
Kalvene711/
Qalveni711/
Kalvenes67187/
Kaluhoni6713/
Kholwani6712/
Kalwaney679/
Khalvani673/
Khelwani672/
Kalwaine671/
Kalviene671/
Kholwene671/
Kaluingi671/
Kolwanie671/
Calvenio671/
Khalwane671/
Kailvani671/
Kalwinny671/

Kalweni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalweni in the Marathi language
कलवेनीkalaveni50
कलवेणीkalaveni50

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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 Kalweni
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