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 found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,643rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 164,160 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalanga live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 320,017th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 672 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 40,197 people, or 1 in 1,838. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
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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Footnotes
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