Kaleji Surname
Approximately 2,208 people bear this surname
Kaleji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,103 | 1:14,370 | 1,639 |
| DR Congo | 978 | 1:75,541 | 8,781 |
| Kenya | 92 | 1:501,955 | 25,569 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kaleji (74) may also be a first name.
Kaleji Demographics
Kaleji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kaleji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaleji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaleji (Hindi: कालॅजी, Marathi: कालेजी) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaleji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 190,963rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,300,519 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaleji are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 1,103 people, or 1 in 14,370. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 71 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Kaleji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaleji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleji in the Marathi language | ||
| कालेजी | kaleji | 71.43 |
| काळेजी | kaleji | 11.43 |
| कळेजी | kaleji | 5.71 |
| केळजी | kelaji | 5.71 |
| कालेजीाउ | kalejia'u | 2.86 |
| शेखकालेजी | sekhakaleji | 2.86 |
| Kaleji in the Hindi language | ||
| कालॅजी | kaleji | 50 |
| कलेजी | kaleji | 50 |
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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 Kaleji
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