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
Kalenga Political Affiliation
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Kalenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalenga (Marathi: कलगा, Oriya: କାେଲା) is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,852nd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,722 people. The last name Kalenga is predominantly found 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 occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 12,348 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 267,156 people, or 1 in 277. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Kalenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kalenga surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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