Kulwa Surname
Approximately 60,597 people bear this surname
Kulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 60,294 | 1:878 | 111 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kulwa (136,732) may also be a first name.
Kulwa Demographics
Kulwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kulwa (Hindi: कुल्वा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kulwa is the 9,344th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 120,262 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kulwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,633rd most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 136,732 people.
The last name Kulwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 60,294 people, or 1 in 878. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 22 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Kulwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kulwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.7% less than the national average, earning R 69,636 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaulwa | 91 | 155 | / |
| Khulwa | 91 | 37 | / |
| Kulwad | 91 | 23 | / |
| Kulway | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kulwah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kullwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Koulwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kulwaś | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kulwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuulwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kulwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kulwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kulwatz | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kulwaha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khulway | 83 | 3 | / |
| Khulwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khoulwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khulwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kusilwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kulua | 80 | 3,047 | / |
| Kolwa | 80 | 275 | / |
| Kulwo | 80 | 57 | / |
| Kulwi | 80 | 46 | / |
| Kulva | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kulwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kutelwad | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kullwait | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kholwa | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kolway | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kaulwe | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kulhua | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kullua | 73 | 23 | / |
| Khulva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Koolwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Qhulwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaulua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kollwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kolwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuulua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuluaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuulwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khilwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khulua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khulwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkulua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kulwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kulvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| K'Olwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuilua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaułwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Culway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ckhuulwoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khutlewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khulvai | 67 | 56 | / |
| Khulbai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kutluat | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kulvajt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Caulway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kulwich | 67 | 20 | / |
| Koulbai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kulweit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kutluad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kulvait | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khulbay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuluayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhlwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaulvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulbhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulbhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulvaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koulbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cullway | 67 | 0 | / |
Kulwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulwa in the Hindi language | ||
| कुल्वा | kulva | - |
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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 Kulwa
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