Kawelwa Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Kawelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 369 | 1:200,216 | 19,970 |
| Zambia | 119 | 1:133,193 | 9,870 |
Kawelwa (21) may also be a first name.
Kawelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawelwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawelwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 627,290th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawelwa reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kawelwa is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 21 people.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawalwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cawelwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawelwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaulwa | 77 | 155 | / |
| Kielwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaelua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kailwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavilwa | 71 | 254 | / |
| Kujelwa | 71 | 116 | / |
| Kailewa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kayalwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kailwad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kowelua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kawilua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayilwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiyalwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowalwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajilwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cajelwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaujolwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kauyolwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kayalwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khailwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khajilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khajalwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyalwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kailhwas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kawelwa
- 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