Kalanga Surname
Approximately 44,393 people bear this surname
Kalanga Surname Definition:
Kalanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a showoff.
Kalanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 40,197 | 1:1,838 | 179 |
| Malawi | 1,542 | 1:11,102 | 1,709 |
| Tanzania | 1,177 | 1:44,980 | 5,084 |
| Zambia | 759 | 1:20,883 | 2,294 |
| India | 182 | 1:4,214,645 | 112,328 |
| South Africa | 167 | 1:324,417 | 30,492 |
| Uganda | 137 | 1:284,958 | 20,187 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Kalanga (672) may also be a first name.
Kalanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a showoff.
Kalanga Demographics
Average Kalanga Salary in
Canada
$30,944 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Kalanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalanga (Hindi: कलंगा, Marathi: काळंगा, Oriya: କାଲାା, Russian: Каланга) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalanga? popularity and diffusion
Kalanga is the 12,643rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 164,160 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalanga are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kalanga is also the 320,017th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 672 people.
The surname Kalanga is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 40,197 people, or 1 in 1,838. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
Kalanga Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kalanga earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 55.51% less than the national average, earning R 105,720 per year and in Canada they earn 37.72% less than the national average, earning $30,944 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalanga in the Hindi language | ||
| कलंगा | kalanga | - |
| Kalanga in the Marathi language | ||
| काळंगा | kalanga | 88.11 |
| कालंगा | kalanga | 10.13 |
| कळंगा | kalanga | 0.88 |
| कलंगा | kalanga | 0.44 |
| कलंग | kalanga | 0.44 |
| Kalanga in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲାା | kalaa | 33.33 |
| କାଲା | kala | 23.53 |
| କଳା | kala | 9.8 |
| କଲା | kala | 9.8 |
| କାଳ | kala | 5.88 |
| କଲଗା | kalaga | 3.92 |
| କଲାା | kalaa | 3.92 |
| କାଲଂଗା | kalanga | 3.92 |
| କାଲ | kala | 3.92 |
| Kalanga in the Russian language | ||
| Каланга | kalanga | - |
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