Kalemba Surname

22,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalemba Surname Definition:

Kalemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: writer.

Kalemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo13,1001:5,640664
Poland3,1951:11,8961,717
Zambia2,9801:5,319646
Malawi2,4571:6,9671,006
Uganda1,7561:22,2323,239
United States4661:777,80960,305
France1471:451,85564,822
Germany1421:566,94046,426
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Angola361:749,7002,649
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Czechia241:443,06148,767
England221:2,532,63991,802
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Congo81:623,63715,053
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Kalemba (882) may also be a first name.

Kalemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: writer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalemba Last Name Facts

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

Kalemba (Oriya: କାଲିସା, Russian: Калемба) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalemba is the 22,013th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 295,030 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kalemba live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,762nd most widespread forename globally, held by 882 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 13,100 people, or 1 in 5,640. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 13 percent are found and Zambia, where 12 percent are found.

Kalemba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kalemba are 3.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kalemba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.84% less than the national average, earning R 131,076 per year; in United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalembas936/
Kalemboa935/
Kaleemba932/
Kalembay931/
Kalhemba931/
Khalemba931/
Kalmba925/
Kalembach8813/
Kalembaut888/
Kalembash881/
Kalamba8644,313/
Kalimba8619,841/
Kalembe8611,359/
Kalembo8610,075/
Kalomba868,511/
Calemba863,161/
Kelemba861,060/
Kalembi86361/
Kolemba86139/
Kalenba866/
Kalmbah863/
Kalymba861/
Kallembach82137/
Khalembach8210/
Kalambay802,884/
Kailembo801,701/
Kaulembe801,016/
Kalember80439/
Kaulembi80427/
Khelemba80163/
Kalembet80162/
Kahlamba80111/
Kuilemba8082/
Kalambai8062/
Kallmbah8053/
Kaliamba8020/
Kalyomba8016/
Kalenbay8014/
Kalymbay8010/
Khalimba806/
Kalombay805/
Khalembi805/
Kalimbau805/
Kalembey804/
Kalimbai803/
Kalymbai802/
Kaleembe802/
Keulemba802/
Khalamba802/
Kaulamba801/
Kaliembe801/
Kalimbah801/
Kallembi801/
Kalmbadh801/
Kalambau801/
Katlembo801/
Kaluumba801/
Kaluimba801/
Kalombea801/
Kalhamba801/
Kalembee801/
Kalembos801/
Kalenbga801/
Kaliembo801/
Kalambaa801/
Koulemba801/
Kalenbah801/
Khalomba801/
Kalmbe77190/
Kalęba77175/
Kalmbi773/
Calmba772/
Kalmbo771/
Qalmba771/
Kalenbach75115/
Khahlamba75110/
Kolembach7512/
Kalemberh7512/
Kaillembo759/
Kalembeth754/
Khellemba754/
Kallmbach753/
Kaalmbach752/
Kalimbach752/
Kallember751/
Kallenbah751/
Kaleembee751/
Kallenbay750/
Kalombo7180,010/
Kalambo7113,690/
Calamba719,651/
Calembe715,131/
Kalimbo713,443/
Kalimbe711,121/
Kolomba71826/
Kolimba71362/
Kalimbi71208/
Calimba71192/
Kelembo71147/
Calembo71107/
Calomba7154/
Kolamba7152/
Kolymba7144/
Kahlenbach7136/
Kolembo7112/
Kelomba7111/
Kalmbhe7110/
Kolembe716/
Kolembi715/
Kalinba715/
Kalenbe713/
Katlenbach712/
Colemba712/
Callembach712/
Kaalmbe711/
Kalenbi711/
Kelenba711/
Kelimba711/
Kalenbo711/
Calmbas711/
Kalmbie711/
Kelamba711/
Kahlenbauh710/
Calimbas671,266/
Kalimbet67299/
Kaulimbo67290/
Calmbach67275/
Khelembo67233/
Kolembet67214/
Calimbay67152/
Kalnbach67144/
Kholomba6799/
Kalenbet6791/
Kaliombo6771/
Kaluimbi6734/
Kolombea6733/
Kalınbas6730/
Kolombai6727/
Kautlenbach6725/
Kolember6723/
Kelembho6720/
Kallëmbi6717/
Kolmbach6714/
Calambay6713/
Calimbaz6712/
Keilembo6710/
Koulimba6710/
Kallambo678/
Khalambo678/
Kolymbas678/
Kollomba675/
Kaluumbi674/
Kolombay673/
Kalyombo672/
Kallombo672/
Kelambau672/
Khalimbo671/
Kalynbay671/
Kalyombe671/
Kaliombe671/
Calambau671/
Kelinmba671/
Kalommbo671/
Kalinbaş671/
Kalambeu671/
Kolembeh671/
Koulmbai671/
Calembet671/
Kohlomba671/
Calembos671/
Kolimbat671/
Khalenbi671/

Kalemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalemba in the Oriya language
କାଲିସାkalisa-
Kalemba in the Russian language
Калембаkalemba-

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