Kayalwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kayalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kayalwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Kayalwa Last Name Facts

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

Kayalwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayalwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Kayalwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayalwa live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent live and Kakamega County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kayalwa exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayalwad931/
Kayalwe866/
Kiyalwa861/
Kayilwa861/
Kauyolwa805/
Khajalwa801/
Koyalwad801/
Kaulwa77155/
Kaylwe771/
Kailwa771/
Kawelwa71488/
Koyalua7121/
Kailewa7118/
Kailwad715/
Kajilwa711/
Kaujolwa675/
Kailhwas671/
Khailwat671/
Khajilwa671/
Khajalva671/
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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 Kayalwa
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