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Where Does The Last Name Kalama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kalama (Arabic: كلاما, Bengali: কালামা, Georgian: კალამა, Hindi: कलमा, Marathi: काळमा, Oriya: କଲାମ, Russian: Калама) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kalama is the 22,049^th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 295,461 people. The surname Kalama is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kalama live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 76,694^th most common given name at a global level, held by 7,127 people.

The surname Kalama is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 16,324 people, or 1 in 2,829. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 71 percent live, Mombasa County, where 14 percent live and Kwale County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kalama occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Kalama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kalama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kalama last name increased 61,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kalama last name is chiefly Christian (92%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kalama surname are 21.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.56% registered with the party.

Kalama earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,273 USD per year.