Kabelenga Surname
Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,132 | 1:14,002 | 1,603 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
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.
Kabelenga is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: one who reads for the masses.
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabelenge | 89 | 154 | / |
| Kabalenga | 89 | 64 | / |
| Kabelengi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaybelena | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kabelina | 82 | 10 | / |
| Kabilengo | 78 | 75 | / |
| Cabelinga | 78 | 29 | / |
| Kabalinga | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kabilengi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kabilenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kabilinga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kampelenge | 74 | 25 | / |
| Cabelingga | 74 | 5 | / |
| Kavelyna | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kabylina | 71 | 63 | / |
| Kabilina | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kobelina | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cabelina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabelino | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabylyna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cabilinga | 67 | 146 | / |
| Kabilingo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Cabalinga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavilinga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khabilina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabilaina | 67 | 1 | / |
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