Kolwe Surname

206,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kolwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,4301:14,5241,978
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Germany1261:638,93250,304
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England151:3,714,537119,675
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kolwe (1,666) may also be a first name.

Kolwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolwe is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 206,890th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,640,133 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kolwe live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kolwe is also the 188,647th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,666 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,430 people, or 1 in 14,524. In Cameroon Kolwe is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 54 percent reside, North Region, where 21 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Kolwe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolwe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kolwe surname increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kolwe are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.

Kolwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.09% more than the national average, earning $53,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolwey9169/
Kohlwe912/
Kolwei911/
Kholwe911/
Kolw897/
Kohlwey83376/
Kollwer8328/
Kolweyh8324/
Khohlwe831/
Kohlwie830/
Kalwe80915/
Kolve80334/
Kolwa80275/
Kolue80248/
Kulwe807/
Colwe804/
Kolwi801/
Kolwy800/
Kohlweiß77143/
Kohlweis7781/
Kohlweyh774/
Kollweah771/
Kalwer73192/
Kalwei73153/
Kholwa7372/
Kholue7368/
Kolves7362/
Kalwey7347/
Kolway7341/
Colwes7335/
Kaulwe7329/
Kolbei7315/
Kolvey7313/
Koolwa737/
Kholwi737/
Kollue735/
Kolveš733/
Kolwai733/
Kollwa733/
Colwey733/
Koloue732/
Koulwa732/
Kuulwe732/
Kolbeh732/
Kkalwe731/
Koolue731/
Kolveh731/
Koluie731/
Kalwea731/
K'Olwa731/
Colwee731/
Coolwe731/
Koulve731/
Kolveu731/
Kolhve731/
Khulwe731/
Kalwie731/
Khalwe731/
Khelwe731/
Colweu731/
Kolhue730/
Colwed730/
Kohlweiss71155/
D'Kohlwey711/
Kohlweisz711/
Kohlweihs711/
Kalwejt6783/
Kohlway6758/
Kohloue6731/
Kolwich6731/
Kallwey6725/
Kühlwei6714/
Kulweit6712/
Kahalwe6711/
Kalw6711/
Kollver677/
Koulbei675/
Kolwajt672/
Kolwych672/
Koluher672/
Kholuee671/
Khoolve671/
Khoulbe671/
Khoulwa671/
Kolluer671/
Colw671/
Colwett671/
Kasilwe671/
Koolbea671/
Kuhlwei671/
Kolwaya671/
Colwest670/

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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 Kolwe
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