Kalwiji Surname
Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname
Kalwiji Surname Definition:
Kalwiji is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born as the mother is on her way back from drawing water.
Kalwiji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 951 | 1:77,686 | 9,011 |
| Zambia | 863 | 1:18,366 | 2,059 |
Kalwiji (103) may also be a first name.
Kalwiji Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalwiji is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born as the mother is on her way back from drawing water.
Kalwiji is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born as the mother is on her way to tend to her soaked cassava (traditional tuber) by the riverbed.
Kalwiji is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: river.
Kalwiji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalwiji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalwiji is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalwiji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 224,314th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. Kalwiji is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalwiji live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 103 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 951 people, or 1 in 77,686. Apart from The DR Congo Kalwiji exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 48 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalwijii | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalwij | 92 | 225 | / |
| Kalwji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaluiji | 86 | 186 | / |
| Kalwaji | 86 | 107 | / |
| Kalweji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalwiyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalwoji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalvijit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalwei | 77 | 153 | / |
| Kalwaj | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kalwai | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kaluij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalwoj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaluaji | 71 | 110 | / |
| Kalwejt | 71 | 83 | / |
| Kalwiha | 71 | 51 | / |
| Kalwies | 71 | 46 | / |
| Kalwajt | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kalvoji | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kalvaji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaluoji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalwiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalwaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaluije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaluija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalwiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalwiet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalwiyah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kallwies | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kalbioui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kallwejt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kolvijit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kahlweiß | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kailweit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahlweit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kailveji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalhwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalweait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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