Koliwe Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Koliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Koliwe (1,312) may also be a first name.

Koliwe Last Name Facts

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

Koliwe occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koliwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koliwe is the 1,674,734th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koliwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Koliwe is also the 217,076th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,312 people.

The surname Koliwe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 463,057. In South Africa Koliwe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Koliwe Last Name Statistics demography

Koliwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.51% less than the national average, earning R 93,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholiwe92121/
Kohliwe9271/
Koliwer9252/
Khohliwe86154/
Kolliwer868/
Kaliwe83106/
Kolawe8385/
Kolewe8376/
Koliwa8340/
Kuliwe8316/
Kolive8311/
Qoliwe839/
Keliwe835/
Khohliwee801/
Kollewe77131/
Kuliweh7750/
Coliwet7735/
Kheliwe7729/
Koluwei7721/
Kolaiwa7720/
Koulawe779/
Gqoliwe776/
Qholiwe775/
Kolives775/
Kaliawe773/
Kholuwe772/
Kouliwa771/
Keleiwe771/
Koliway771/
Kaliwei771/
Koliwai771/
Kolouwe771/
Koulewe771/
Kholibe771/
Koulibe771/
Kolew7344/
Kaliw732/
Koylieva7140/
Koulieva7116/
Kholieva7110/
Kolliver717/
Kholiver714/
Kollieva713/
Koulaiwa712/
Koliyewa711/
Kouliewa711/
Kolliewa711/
Kaluwe677,461/
Kaliwa673,397/
Kalawe671,017/
Kuliwa67411/
Kalive67248/
Kolave67182/
Kalewe67168/
Kolevi67127/
Kaliwi6770/
Kolivi6766/
Kelewe6761/
Kolewa6757/
Koliva6741/
Khollieva6731/
Kollewehr6714/
Qaliwe6714/
Kulewe6710/
Kholiyeva679/
Culiwe676/
Kelive672/
Coluiw672/
Coliwa671/
Koluvi671/
Kolybe671/
Kolleweah671/
Kolliewhy671/
Kolehw671/
Keluwe671/
Colive671/
Koluve671/
Kulijwecz671/
Kulive671/
Kolevy670/
Kohleweiz670/
Colibe670/

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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
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  • 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 Koliwe
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