Kalemela Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kalemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9371:56,5016,147
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kalemela (217) may also be a first name.

Kalemela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalemela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 360,858th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalemela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 217 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 56,501. In Tanzania Kalemela is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 43 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent live and Tabora Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Kalemela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kalemela
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