Kalega Surname
Approximately 1,883 people bear this surname
Kalega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 851 | 1:62,211 | 6,656 |
| Uganda | 830 | 1:47,035 | 5,790 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalega (124) may also be a first name.
Kalega Demographics
Kalega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalega (Hindi: कलेगा, Oriya: କାେଲଗା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kalega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalega? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 217,697th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,870,178 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalega are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kalega is also the 836,439th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 124 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 62,211. In Tanzania Kalega is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 28 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Kalega is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Kalega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalega in the Hindi language | ||
| कलेगा | kalega | - |
| Kalega in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେଲଗା | kaelaga | - |
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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 Kalega
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