Kalamya Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Kalamya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 298 | 1:131,004 | 12,094 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kalamya (14) may also be a first name.
Kalamya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalamya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalamya (Hindi: कलम्या) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kalamya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalamya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kalamya is the 866,642nd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kalamya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kalamya is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name Kalamya is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 131,004. In Uganda Kalamya is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 66 percent live, Butaleja District, where 12 percent live and Mbale District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaamya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kalammya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalemya | 86 | 237 | / |
| Qalamya | 86 | 79 | / |
| Kalamia | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kalamiah | 80 | 252 | / |
| Kalameha | 80 | 37 | / |
| Kalamias | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kalameah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Calamia | 71 | 2,412 | / |
| Calamea | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kelamia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Calamiat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kolamiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelaimia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalamaajhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colamia | 57 | 44 | / |
| Kolamio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Calameo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kolomyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kolameo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kailemia | 53 | 866 | / |
| Kalemeha | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kaloomia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kaloumiah | 50 | 1 | / |
Kalamya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalamya in the Hindi language | ||
| कलम्या | kalamya | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalamya
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