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) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,715th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 60,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalala reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kalala is also the 63,516th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 9,479 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 111,465 people, or 1 in 663. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Kalala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kalala surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the 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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