Kelwa Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Kelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Kelwa (59) may also be a first name.
Kelwa Demographics
Kelwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻮﻩ, Tibetan: བསྐལ་བ་) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kelwa are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 59 people.
The surname Kelwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya Kelwa is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 6 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.
Kelwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kelwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelway | 91 | 254 | / |
| Kaelwa | 91 | 96 | / |
| Kelwau | 91 | 39 | / |
| Kielwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kehlwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kelwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kelwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khelwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Klwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kellway | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kelwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelwait | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilwa | 80 | 1,752 | / |
| Klewa | 80 | 156 | / |
| Kelua | 80 | 46 | / |
| Kelwi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kelwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kelwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelleway | 77 | 354 | / |
| Kellewea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chelwa | 73 | 574 | / |
| Kilway | 73 | 145 | / |
| Kleway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kelwei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Qhelwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kelweh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khlewa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaelua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kelwes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cellwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kailwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koelua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kellva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khilwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kellwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klewais | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kailewa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Killway | 67 | 12 | / |
| Klwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Klua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kilwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kielwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quqelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelbaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kellwys | 67 | 1 | / |
Kelwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﻮﻩ | klwh | - |
| Kelwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| བསྐལ་བ་ | kalwa | - |
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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 Kelwa
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