Kasalwe Surname
Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname
Kasalwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,313 | 1:12,072 | 1,391 |
| DR Congo | 930 | 1:79,440 | 9,181 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kasalwe (150) may also be a first name.
Kasalwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasalwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasalwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kasalwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasalwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 188,427th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,247,569 people. The last name Kasalwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasalwe reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most common first name internationally, held by 150 people.
Kasalwe is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,313 people, or 1 in 12,072. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 50 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasolwe | 86 | 160 | / |
| Kasalwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kasaluhe | 80 | 169 | / |
| Kaasalwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kazailwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasholwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashaalwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kashoulwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kassalwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasolwa | 71 | 1,299 | / |
| Kazalwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kazolwe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Casalve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khazalwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Keseilwe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kosalwit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kazaalwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kasholwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosolwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kausalva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasolva | 57 | 42 | / |
| Casalbi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Casalva | 57 | 2 | / |
| Cosalve | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cajalve | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kosalvit | 53 | 7 | / |
| Kaizolue | 53 | 5 | / |
| Casalbay | 53 | 3 | / |
| Khosolwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Casalvay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cosalves | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cassalbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kosolvech | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Kasalwe
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