Kolwa Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Kolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kolwa (39) may also be a first name.
Kolwa Demographics
Kolwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kolwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolwa? popularity and diffusion
Kolwa is the 950,707th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Kolwa reside; 24 percent reside in Southern Africa and 24 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kolwa is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.
It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.
Kolwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kolwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kolwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.75% more than the national average, earning R 362,988 per year.
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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 Kolwa
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