Kalwin Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Kalwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kalwin (175) may also be a first name.

Kalwin Last Name Facts

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

Kalwin has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalwin is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Kalwin occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Kalwin are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kalwin is also the 690,096th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 175 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 52 percent live, Northern, where 33 percent live and Central, where 3 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalwin926/
Kahlwin922/
Kaulwin921/
Kailwin920/
Kalwaine861/
Kahlwn8319/
Calwin8313/
Kaluin837/
Kolwin835/
Kalwen831/
Kalwne831/
Calwing77162/
Kasluin771/
Callwin770/
Kolwing770/
Kolwine770/
Qalwn732/
Koolwine7113/
Kohlwein717/
Kasluhin711/
Colwin6788/
Calbin6763/
Qalbin679/
Kalbyn677/
Kalvne675/
Caullwine674/
Caluin673/
Kolwen672/
Kaluim671/
Kalbhn671/

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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 Kalwin
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