Kalemba Surname
Approximately 24,701 people bear this surname
Kalemba Surname Definition:
Kalemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: writer.
Kalemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 13,100 | 1:5,640 | 664 |
| Poland | 3,195 | 1:11,896 | 1,717 |
| Zambia | 2,980 | 1:5,319 | 646 |
| Malawi | 2,457 | 1:6,967 | 1,006 |
| Uganda | 1,756 | 1:22,232 | 3,239 |
| United States | 466 | 1:777,809 | 60,305 |
| France | 147 | 1:451,855 | 64,822 |
| Germany | 142 | 1:566,940 | 46,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Tanzania | 25 | 1:2,117,665 | 47,926 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 1:392,934 | 13,307 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
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.
Kalemba Demographics
Average Kalemba Salary in
United States
$49,460 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kalemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalemba in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲିସା | kalisa | - |
| Kalemba in the Russian language | ||
| Калемба | kalemba | - |
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