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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) occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

Kalama is the 22,049^th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 295,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kalama reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kalama is also the 76,694^th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 7,127 people.

The last name Kalama is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 16,324 people, or 1 in 2,829. In Kenya Kalama is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 71 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 14 percent are found and Kwale County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Kalama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kalama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalama last name grew 61,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Kalama 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.