Kalenga Surname
Approximately 294,777 people bear this surname
Kalenga Surname Definition:
Kalenga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: artist.
Kalenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 267,156 | 1:277 | 17 |
| Zambia | 18,259 | 1:868 | 113 |
| Tanzania | 2,668 | 1:19,843 | 2,522 |
| Malawi | 1,934 | 1:8,852 | 1,354 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Namibia | 1,423 | 1:1,693 | 236 |
| Kenya | 885 | 1:52,181 | 5,265 |
| South Africa | 153 | 1:354,103 | 32,399 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Congo | 72 | 1:69,293 | 6,042 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Kalenga (12,348) may also be a first name.
Kalenga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalenga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: artist.
Kalenga Demographics
Average Kalenga Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalenga (Marathi: कलगा, Oriya: କାେଲା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalenga is the 1,852nd most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,722 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalenga are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kalenga is also the 53,133rd most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 12,348 people.
Kalenga is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 267,156 people, or 1 in 277. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Kalenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kalenga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kalenga last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kalenga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47% more than the national average, earning R 349,332 per year; in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning $39,543 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalenga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalenga in the Marathi language | ||
| कलगा | kalaga | - |
| Kalenga in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେଲା | kaela | 87.5 |
| କାେଲଂଗା | kaelanga | 6.25 |
| କାେଳା | kaela | 6.25 |
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