Kalwi Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kalwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kalwi (55) may also be a first name.

Kalwi Last Name Facts

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

Kalwi is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kalwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Kalwi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Kalwi reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kalwi is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 55 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 58 percent live and East Sepik, where 42 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 41 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalwij91225/
Kalwei91153/
Kalwit9144/
Kalwai9114/
Kahlwi911/
Kalwiz911/
Kalwoi911/
Kalwie911/
Kalwiss8315/
Kalwaia831/
Kalwa8015,082/
Kalwe80915/
Kalvi80686/
Kalui80450/
Kalwy8027/
Kolwi801/
Calwi801/
Qalwi801/
Kahlweiß774/
Kailweit773/
Kahlweit773/
Kalhwaia771/
Calwit73349/
Kalwer73192/
Kaulwa73155/
Kalway73129/
Khalui7370/
Kalwey7347/
Kalwaj7342/
Kaalwa7342/
Kaulwe7329/
Khalwa7322/
Kailwe7318/
Kalvio7317/
Kalvai739/
Kallvi739/
Khalvi738/
Kholwi737/
Kalvyi735/
Kalboi735/
Kallwy734/
Kallwa734/
Kahlwy734/
Kolwai733/
Kalhwa733/
Kalwha733/
Kalvie732/
Kalwaa732/
Kahlvi731/
Kailvi731/
Kailwa731/
Kalwjt731/
Khelwi731/
Calwiz731/
Qalwiz731/
Kkalwe731/
Kolwei731/
Kalbih731/
Kkalui731/
Kaylwe731/
Kaului731/
Khalwe731/
Kallui731/
Kalwea731/
Kalwoj731/
Calwie731/
Kalwwa731/
Kahlweiss7123/
Kallweidt7110/
Kahlweihs718/
Kallweitt713/
Kaluayi67150/
Kalviss6790/
Kalwejt6783/
Kolwich6731/
Kalwajt6729/
Kallwey6725/
Kalvish6715/
Kahalwe6711/
Kalvich6711/
Kalvist678/
Kalluhi676/
Kalouhi675/
Kalveit674/
Kheelwi673/
Kalvišs672/
Kasilwe671/
Kaluish671/
Kailwer671/
Kaulvis671/
Kalyuhi671/
Khailvi671/
Kallway670/
Kohlwie670/

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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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  • 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 Kalwi
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