Kalafa Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kalafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2181:179,07914,963
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kalafa (137) may also be a first name.

Kalafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalafa (Bengali: কালাফা) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 790,102nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name Kalafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kalafa live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 137 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 179,079. In Uganda Kalafa is most frequent in: Butaleja District, where 52 percent are found, Buyende District, where 11 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Kalafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalafa surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Kalafa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalafa921,351/
Kaelafa928/
Kalaafa923/
Kalafad922/
Kalafas921/
Kalaffa921/
Kaliafa921/
Kallafa921/
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Khalafah862,309/
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Kalefa83800/
Kolafa83348/
Kalafo83303/
Kalafi8375/
Calafa8342/
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Kalafe839/
Kelafa831/
Khalayfah801,348/
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Kalliafas8067/
Khalaifah801/
Kalafatch801/
Khailafat801/
Khalefa7713,513/
Khalafi7711,633/
Calafat771,533/
Khalofa77400/
Khalafy77361/
Khalafe77205/
Kalefah77201/
Kholafa77122/
Callafa7770/
Kalafer7732/
Khelafa7721/
Qalafah7718/
Kalafos7711/
Kalavah7710/
Kaleefa779/
Kalafet778/
Kalofas777/
Khalafo777/
Kalafit774/
Qalafat774/
Hkalefa774/
Kaleifa774/
Kahlefa774/
Kallefa773/
Kalapha772/
Kollafa771/
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Kalaffe771/
Kolaifa771/
Calaffa771/
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Kaloufa771/
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Khalaffaya751/
Khallaifah751/
Khalafeh711,854/
Khaleefa711,001/
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Khaloufa71583/
Khallafi71494/
Khelaifa71438/
Khaleifa71205/
Khalafih7163/
Gkaloufa7122/
Kallafeh7113/
Khoulafa719/
Khellafa718/
Kholafai715/
Khailafi714/
Khalafou713/
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Kahalafi711/
Khaluifa711/
Kalaphas711/
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Calafatt711/
Khalafip711/
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Caleafat711/
Khalofah711/
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Khelayfa711/
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Calafi6757/
Kolafe6753/
Kolofa6730/
Qalafe6724/
Kelefa6722/
Calafe6721/
Khalaifeh6719/
Kolefa6718/
Qalafi6711/
Kholaifah677/
Calafà676/
Kalefo676/
Khalafieh676/
Gkouliafa675/
Kolafi675/
Khaloufah673/
Calafí672/
Khaliafeh671/
Kalaphath671/
Kholaifat671/
Kalofy671/
Kelaihfea671/
Kalofi671/
Khalafouh671/
Khalaphai671/
Khalloufa671/
Kelafo671/
Kalofe671/
Gkaloufas671/
Calafé671/
Khallefah671/
Khaloofah671/
Khaluofah671/
Khaleifah671/
Khaleafeh671/
Khoulaifa671/
Calliafas671/
Kahlhafer670/

Kalafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalafa in the Bengali language
কালাফাkalapha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalafa
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