Kalemya Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Kalemya Surname Definition:
Kalemya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one whose duty it is to elevate others.
Kalemya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 232 | 1:228,197 | 18,918 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Kalemya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalemya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one whose duty it is to elevate others.
Kalemya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalemya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalemya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalemya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalemya is the 1,055,483rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Kalemya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalemya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kalemya is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 228,197. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 96 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamya | 86 | 313 | / |
| Kalimya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kailemia | 80 | 866 | / |
| Kalaamya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kalemeha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kalammya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalemiae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qalamya | 71 | 79 | / |
| Kalamia | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kalimja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kelemia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalamiah | 67 | 252 | / |
| Kalameha | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kailihmia | 63 | 4 | / |
| Calamia | 57 | 2,412 | / |
| Calimia | 57 | 44 | / |
| Calomia | 57 | 36 | / |
| Kelamia | 57 | 4 | / |
| Calimea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Colemea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kolomyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kalymios | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kalimios | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kelaimia | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalemya
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