Kalambula Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kalambula Surname Definition:

Kalambula is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is a payment or a reward.

Kalambula Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalambula (37) may also be a first name.

Kalambula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalambula is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is a payment or a reward.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kalambula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalambula occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalambula? popularity and diffusion

Kalambula is the 697,244th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalambula live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kalambula is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 37 people.

Kalambula is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Not including Malawi Kalambula occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalembula89645/
Kalambule89630/
Kalembuila8421/
Kalembuela841/
Kalambuleh841/
Kalombola782,701/
Kalamboli7863/
Kalembulo781/
Kolambuli781/
Kalamboloi741/
Kalombolo671/
Kolomvula671/
Kalonbola671/
Calombolo561/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalambula
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