Kalaba Surname

20,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalaba Surname Definition:

Kalaba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a forgetful person.

Kalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia15,9911:991140
DR Congo7,5931:9,7301,207
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Bosnia and Herzegovina5591:6,3261,298
Serbia5521:12,9441,538
Tanzania3721:142,31613,061
Nigeria2181:812,58136,138
Turkey1751:444,69426,198
Uganda1671:233,76817,802
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Ukraine951:479,18655,632
Croatia491:86,29814,514
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia311:870,82953,581
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
India261:29,502,515369,827
Slovenia251:99,50711,584
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Kosovo131:143,2216,426
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway61:857,04855,549
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kalaba (2,267) may also be a first name.

Kalaba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalaba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a forgetful person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalaba Last Name Facts

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

Kalaba (Hindi: कलाबा, Marathi: कालबा, Oriya: କାଲାବା, Russian: Калаба) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kalaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalaba? popularity and diffusion

Kalaba is the 20,230th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,480 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kalaba are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 156,740th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 2,267 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 15,991 people, or 1 in 991. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 49 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Togo, where 2 percent are found.

Kalaba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalaba last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Kalaba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning R 179,184 per year; in United States they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $48,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalabai921,081/
Kallaba92569/
Kalabaş92539/
Kalabay92341/
Kalauba92130/
Kalabaz9265/
Khalaba9230/
Kalabah9212/
Kaulaba9210/
Kaalaba9210/
Kalabha929/
Kalabaj927/
Kalyaba926/
Kaleaba926/
Kailaba921/
Kalgaba921/
Kalabau921/
Kalaboa921/
Kalaeba921/
Kkalaba921/
Kgalaba921/
Kalabhai861,688/
Kallabat86194/
Kalabaya86179/
Katlabay8646/
Kalabaja8627/
Kalyabai8610/
Kailabai869/
Kalabash866/
Kahalaba863/
Kalaubai862/
Kallabah862/
Kalaabai861/
Khalabai861/
Kallabai861/
Kalabach861/
Kalabaai861/
Kalabaha861/
Kalhabai861/
Kalaabah861/
Khalabad861/
Khalabah861/
Kalabo835,338/
Kaloba834,646/
Kaleba833,364/
Kalabi832,455/
Kalabe831,496/
Qalaba83562/
Calaba83344/
Kolaba8363/
Kelaba833/
Kaléba831/
Kalaby831/
Khalabhai80190/
Kalabhatt804/
Kaslabadh803/
Kajlabash803/
Kaliabhai803/
Khalabahe802/
Kaulabhai801/
Kailaibai801/
Kalaibhai801/
Kalaabath801/
Kalabić771,773/
Koulaba771,704/
Kalabis77408/
Kaleeba77275/
Kalampa77261/
Qalabah77244/
Callaba77236/
Kalyabe77207/
Kotlaba77170/
Kolabaş77146/
Kalaboy77143/
Kaluiba77124/
Kaliabo7787/
Calabas7775/
Calabay7765/
Kalebay7760/
Khaloba7753/
Kalabey7751/
Kalabhe7746/
Khalabi7743/
Kealeba7722/
Kalabou7720/
Kgalabe7719/
Kaleabe7718/
Kelabai7715/
Kolyaba7715/
Calabai7715/
Kallaby7714/
Kalaabi7714/
Kalabet7713/
Kalleba7713/
Kalobas7712/
Kallabi7711/
Kallabe7710/
Kaliabe779/
Khalaby779/
Kolabau778/
Khalabe777/
Kallabo777/
Kalabod776/
Kelabau776/
Kalobai776/
Kalabér776/
Kalebai774/
Kalhabe774/
Kalioba774/
Kalabez774/
Kalyoba773/
Kalabed773/
Kaileba772/
Kollaba772/
Calabaz772/
Kalabeh772/
Kaleava772/
Kalabyo772/
Koliaba772/
Qhalaba772/
Kgalabi772/
Kealabe771/
Kealoba771/
Kalaabe771/
Kalabhi771/
Kalabho771/
Kolabay771/
Kolabha771/
Kolhaba771/
Kelabah771/
Kalebah771/
Kelaiba771/
Kalabio771/
Kalaibi771/
Kalaboi771/
Kalyabi771/
Kalyabo771/
Kalloba771/
Kalobaa771/
Kalobay771/
Kalooba771/
Kalhoba771/
Kaliava771/
Kalebau771/
Kaeleba771/
Kalabie771/
Kalabiś771/
Kalaboh771/
Katlabi771/
Kalouba771/
Qalabaz771/
Khalaibash7524/
Kalabayova757/
Khalaybash752/
Kahalabhai751/
Kalabeyova751/
Kaslabhadh751/
Khaliava71571/
Kallabis71461/
Caillaba71279/
Qalabaha71122/
Qalabash7170/
Kolabhai7168/
Kallobai7131/
Kotlabay7131/
Kaliabou7130/
Kotlabai7114/
Kaylebay7113/
Kalampai7112/
Kalampha7112/
Katlobay7110/
Katlobai7110/
Callabat717/
Kalaboot717/
Kallebai716/
Kalabich715/
Khallava715/
Kalaivai715/
Kalabych715/
Khelabai714/
Kalabher714/
Calabhai714/
Kalabeth714/
Kelabhai714/
Khallabi714/
Kalaavai713/
Kalabood713/
Kalabodh712/
Kalanpai712/
Kelaabai711/
Kalabhot711/
Kalabhuj711/
Khalobai711/
Khailabe711/
Kallabhe711/
Kalavaha711/
Kalyabou711/
Kolabaud711/
Kolabhau711/
Kalaboyh711/
Kaleebay711/
Kalampaï711/
Calabash711/
Khalavah711/
Khaleeba711/
Kaloobay711/
Kaliampa711/
Kotlabaj711/
Koulabai711/
Calatbas711/
Calabach711/
Catlabas711/
Calhabau711/
Kalyahbe711/
Khallaby711/
Kottlaba710/
Keleba671,758/
Qalabe671,272/
Kalebo671,262/
Koloba67929/
Kalobo67849/
Kalobe67397/
Koleba67318/
Kalobi67241/
Calaby67238/
Calabi67165/
Kolabi67116/
Calava67114/
Colaba67114/
Kolabe6796/
Qalaby6771/
Calabe6760/
Caloba6756/
Kelabo6756/
Calabo6752/
Kalavé6726/
Kolabo6719/
Kholabhai6717/
Qalabi677/
Kholabhay676/
Caleba675/
Keloba675/
Kalabuich672/
Kolaby672/
Koylabhai671/
Calôba671/
Koulabaya671/
Qallabash671/
Callabaut671/
Calabò671/
Kallaboot671/
Kéléba671/

Kalaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalaba in the Marathi language
कालबाkalaba55.93
कळबाkalaba12.71
काळबाkalaba12.71
कलबाkalaba5.93
काऴबाkalaba3.39
काळाबाkalaba2.54
काळंबाkalamba1.69
कलाबाkalaba1.69
कलाबाई़kalaba'i1.69
कलाबाइ्kalaba'i0.85
Kalaba in the Hindi language
कलाबाkalaba55.56
कलबाkalaba33.33
कालाबाkalaba11.11
Kalaba in the Oriya language
କାଲାବାkalaba44.44
କଲବାkalaba22.22
କାଲବାkalaba11.11
େକାୁକାଲବାekaukalaba11.11
ଶାସନାପୁକାଲବାsasanapukalaba11.11
Kalaba in the Russian language
Калабаkalaba-

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