Kalala Surname
Approximately 119,705 people bear this surname
Kalala Surname Definition:
Kalala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a sleepy person.
Kalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 111,465 | 1:663 | 45 |
| Zambia | 3,385 | 1:4,682 | 570 |
| Tanzania | 1,424 | 1:37,178 | 4,301 |
| India | 557 | 1:1,377,137 | 53,187 |
| South Africa | 428 | 1:126,583 | 14,892 |
| France | 210 | 1:316,299 | 48,089 |
| Uganda | 205 | 1:190,436 | 15,550 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Papua New Guinea | 184 | 1:44,314 | 5,438 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| Belgium | 158 | 1:72,764 | 11,604 |
| Namibia | 132 | 1:18,253 | 3,192 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kenya | 118 | 1:391,355 | 22,129 |
| Niger | 118 | 1:162,644 | 5,862 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Belarus | 31 | 1:306,486 | 34,064 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Kalala (9,479) may also be a first name.
Kalala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a sleepy person.
Kalala Demographics
Kalala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalala (Hindi: कलला, Marathi: कलाला, Oriya: କଲଲା, Russian: Калала) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kalala is the 4,715th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 60,879 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalala live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 63,516th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 9,479 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 111,465 people, or 1 in 663. Besides The DR Congo Kalala is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Kalala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kalala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kalala surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kalala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning R 248,772 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $42,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.53% less than the national average, earning $34,019 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalala in the Hindi language | ||
| कलला | kalala | 70 |
| कलाला | kalala | 30 |
| Kalala in the Marathi language | ||
| कलाला | kalala | 57.14 |
| कलाल | kalala | 19.05 |
| कालला | kalala | 14.29 |
| कलला | kalala | 4.76 |
| कळला | kalala | 4.76 |
| Kalala in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲଲା | kalala | 30 |
| କଳଳା | kalala | 20 |
| କଳଲା | kalala | 20 |
| କଲଳା | kalala | 20 |
| କାଳଲା | kalala | 10 |
| Kalala in the Russian language | ||
| Калала | kalala | - |
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