Kolwan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kolwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kolwan (20) may also be a first name.
Kolwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kolwan (Marathi: कोलवान) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kolwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kolwan reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name on earth, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolwane | 92 | 1,878 | / |
| Kholwane | 86 | 369 | / |
| Kolwon | 83 | 151 | / |
| Kalwan | 83 | 103 | / |
| Kolvan | 83 | 46 | / |
| Kulwan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kalwane | 77 | 123 | / |
| Kholban | 77 | 88 | / |
| Colwand | 77 | 23 | / |
| Khalwan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kulwane | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kalhwan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Koilban | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khelwan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kahlwan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kolvane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khulwan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Qolwane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kolbain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kholvan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kohlban | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotluang | 71 | 56 | / |
| Khulwane | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kahalwan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kohlwein | 71 | 7 | / |
| Koolwong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khoulban | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khellwan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kholvand | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koolwont | 71 | 4 | / |
| Qholwane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kalwatin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kholbain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kolbahyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koolvand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalwaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolvacin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kholuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colban | 67 | 522 | / |
| Kalvan | 67 | 219 | / |
| Colvan | 67 | 98 | / |
| Kuluan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kelvan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaluan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kolvanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolvam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coluan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Culwan | 67 | 0 | / |
Kolwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolwan in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलवान | kolavana | - |
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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 Kolwan
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