Kabelenga Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kabelenga Surname Definition:

Kabelenga is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who is a prolific reader or a statistician or mathmatician.

Kabelenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1321:14,0021,603
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kabelenga (87) may also be a first name.

Kabelenga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabelenga is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who is a prolific reader or a statistician or mathmatician.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabelenga is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: one who reads for the masses.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabelenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabelenga is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabelenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 272,373rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabelenga live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kabelenga is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 87 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 14,002. In Zambia Kabelenga is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 48 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found and Central Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Zambia Kabelenga exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

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