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 most common in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kolwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Kolwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kolwan live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
The surname Kolwan is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Kolwan is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
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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