Khalamwa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Khalamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1931:239,27416,651
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Khalamwa (14) may also be a first name.

Khalamwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khalamwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Khalamwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalamwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khalamwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The surname Khalamwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 239,274. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Vihiga County, where 35 percent live and Nandi County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Khalamwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Khalamwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalamwa93282/
Chalamwa882/
Kalamwad881/
Khalaumba824/
Kalemwa80730/
Halamba80407/
Kalomwa801/
Chaleamwat781/
Chalamba75610/
Kahlamba75111/
Kalamwei7540/
Haulamba7539/
Khalambo758/
Kolamwad755/
Halambai751/
Kalamvai751/
Kalambaa751/
Kaulamba751/
Khalambe751/
Kallemwa751/
Chalyamba715/
Khalamboi712/
Khahlambo711/
Challamba711/
Kelemwa6718,996/
Calamba679,651/
Jalamba67114/
Kalomwe6729/
Kelamua679/
Kalamui679/
Chaleamvat674/
Holamba673/
Kolomwa672/
Halamvo671/
Choliamwai671/
Halambo671/
Kolemwa671/
Kalamve671/

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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 Khalamwa
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