Kalamba Surname

12,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kalamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41,2781:1,790169
Zambia1,0971:14,4481,650
Tanzania7011:75,5237,843
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Kenya3691:125,14910,392
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kalamba (2,751) may also be a first name.

Kalamba Last Name Facts

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

Kalamba (Marathi: कळंबा, Oriya: କଲ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalamba is the 12,667th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 164,456 people. Kalamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalamba are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kalamba is also the 139,345th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 2,751 people.

This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41,278 people, or 1 in 1,790. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Kalamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kalamba surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kalamba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 78.68% less than the national average, earning R 50,676 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalambay932,884/
Kalyamba93534/
Kahlamba93111/
Kalambai9362/
Kaliamba9320/
Khalamba932/
Kaulamba931/
Kalambat931/
Kalambau931/
Kalhamba931/
Kalambaa931/
Kalambad931/
Kalambaya88137/
Khahlamba88110/
Khalaumba884/
Kalambhat883/
Khalambas882/
Kalambach881/
Kalambahe881/
Kalambath881/
Kalemba8624,701/
Kalambo8613,690/
Kalambe8612,430/
Calamba869,651/
Kalomba868,511/
Kalambi861,105/
Kolamba8652/
Kalanba864/
Kelamba861/
Khalambash828/
Calambas806,753/
Kalambet801,331/
Kalambhe801,020/
Calambaz8055/
Kalyomba8016/
Calambay8013/
Kalambie8010/
Kallambo808/
Khalambo808/
Kalambhi807/
Kalanbay806/
Kalombay805/
Kalammbe804/
Calambat803/
Kalanmbe802/
Kaleemba802/
Kaloumba802/
Kelambau802/
Kaalambe801/
Khalambe801/
Kallambi801/
Kalambou801/
Kalanbat801/
Kalembay801/
Kalgambe801/
Kalhambe801/
Calambau801/
Kaluimba801/
Kalombea801/
Kalhemba801/
Kalambed801/
Kalambes801/
Kalambeu801/
Kalamvai801/
Khalemba801/
Khalomba801/
Kalanbah800/
Kalęba77175/
Kalanbhai7519/
Kaliambos754/
Kolambaya753/
Khalamboi752/
Khahlambo751/
Kolaimbas751/
Koliambas751/
Koulambai751/
Calambaya751/
Kalanbach750/
Kalombo7180,010/
Kalombe7121,174/
Kalembo7110,075/
Kolambe713,370/
Calemba713,161/
Kelemba711,060/
Kolomba71826/
Calambo71564/
Kalombi71460/
Kolambi71187/
Kolemba71139/
Calambe71103/
Kalanbe7164/
Calomba7154/
Kolambo7138/
Kalyanbhai7124/
Kelambo7112/
Kelomba7111/
Calambi714/
Calamby714/
Calanba713/
Kalachimbi711/
Kalamve711/
Kalonba711/
Kalachimbe711/
Qalambi711/
Calambé711/
Colamba711/
Kailembo671,701/
Kholambe67707/
Khelemba67163/
Kholambi67104/
Kholomba6799/
Kaliombo6771/
Kalgombe6743/
Koulambe6741/
Kolombea6733/
Kolombai6727/
Calambás6721/
Kolomboa6721/
Kalanbet6714/
Calanbas6711/
Kolambet6710/
Kollambi677/
Kalombet675/
Kollomba675/
Kalembey674/
Kolombay673/
Kaloumbo673/
Kalyombo672/
Calambot672/
Keulemba672/
Kallombo672/
Kalanber671/
Kalanbhe671/
Kkolambe671/
Kolanmbe671/
Kolhambe671/
Kalyombe671/
Kaliombe671/
Calamber671/
Kalommbo671/
Kalomnbo671/
Kaloombo671/
Kaalombe671/
Koulemba671/
Koulomba671/
Calambio671/
Calanbat671/
Colambat671/
Kohlomba671/
Quelamba671/

Kalamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalamba in the Oriya language
କଲkala-
Kalamba in the Marathi language
कळंबाkalamba65.63
काळंबाkalamba31.25
कालंबाkalamba3.13

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