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 last name Kalemela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 360,858th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalemela are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kalemela is also the 612,983rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 217 people.

The surname Kalemela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 937 people, or 1 in 56,501. In Tanzania Kalemela is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 43 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Kalemela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kalemela last name is principally 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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