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 last name Kasalwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kasalwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasalwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 188,427th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,247,569 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasalwe live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 150 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 1,313 people, or 1 in 12,072. In Zambia Kasalwe is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 50 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis