Kalengwe Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kalengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kalengwe (32) may also be a first name.

Kalengwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalengwe is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalengwe? popularity and diffusion

Kalengwe is the 1,955,159th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Kalengwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalengwe are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 32 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Kalengwe
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