Kalengu Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Zambia1201:132,0839,814

Kalengu (31) may also be a first name.

Kalengu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalengu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalengu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 734,496th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name Kalengu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalengu are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 31 people.

The last name Kalengu is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Other than The DR Congo Kalengu occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaulengu933/
Kalenu9240/
Kalingu8648/
Khalenu8627/
Kelengu865/
Kalenou863/
Kaulenu861/
Kalgu8320/
Kallenou8077/
Kalengoo801/
Kallingu801/
Kalinggu801/
Kolenu778/
Kalgud773/
Kalynu773/
Kalingguh756/
Kahaleanu752/
Kalingaud751/
Kaulgud71209/
Kalinau7184/
Kolenut7166/
Kalynus7119/
Kolenou719/
Kalinou717/
Kolingu715/
Caleanu712/
Kalgout711/
Kelingu711/
Kalguss710/
Kolgu67319/
Kaulinhu67121/
Casleanu6790/
Caileanu6767/
Calgu6730/
Kallinou6726/
Khalinou674/
Koulenou671/
Kolengoe671/
Kealgust670/

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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 Kalengu
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