Kalekezi Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kalekezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalekezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2461:42,4894,835
Uganda3351:116,53511,212
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England171:3,277,533109,658
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalekezi (32) may also be a first name.

Kalekezi Last Name Facts

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

Kalekezi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalekezi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 245,548th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,495,710 people. The surname Kalekezi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalekezi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kalekezi is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.

Kalekezi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 42,489. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 77 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 10 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalekeezi9432/
Kaleekezi942/
Kalekezzi941/
Kalekazi882/
Kalekeza881/
Kalecezi881/
Kalakezi881/
Kalechezi821/
Kalokozi7510/
Kalekisi751/
Kalekose751/
Kalikizi751/
Kaleskyzy711/
Kalekeche711/
Keleketsi711/

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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 Kalekezi
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