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 last name Kulwa (Hindi: कुल्वा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kulwa is the 9,344th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 120,262 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kulwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,633rd most widely held given name on earth It is held by 136,732 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 60,294 people, or 1 in 878. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 22 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Kulwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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
- 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 Kulwa
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