Kalebwe Surname

157,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalebwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalebwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,3781:6,665801
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kalebwe (86) may also be a first name.

Kalebwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalebwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalebwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalebwe is the 157,333rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,621,419 people. Kalebwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalebwe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kalebwe is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 86 people.

The last name Kalebwe is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,378 people, or 1 in 6,665. In Zambia Kalebwe is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 25 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalobwe868,241/
Kalabwe86568/
Kalibwe86124/
Kelebwe8623/
Kalebwa866/
Kolebwe861/
Kalepwe861/
Kalobwee801/
Kalibwije758/
Kalebwoha751/
Kalapwe712,619/
Kolobwe71417/
Kalibwa71170/
Kalibwi7113/
Kalebbi718/
Kalepue711/
Kalepwa711/
Kolebwa711/
Calabwe711/
Khalibwa67126/
Kolabwey671/
Kalabue57192/
Kalipwa5721/
Kalobue574/
Qalybwa571/
Kalevui571/
Kalibuha531/
Khelepue531/
Kalobuayi504/

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