Kalesha Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Kalesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 353 | 1:44,901 | 4,336 |
| India | 297 | 1:2,582,712 | 81,561 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Albania | 48 | 1:60,709 | 7,385 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalesha (6,859) may also be a first name.
Kalesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalesha (Hindi: कलेशा, Marathi: कालेशा, Oriya: କାେଲଷା, Russian: Калеша) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalesha? popularity and diffusion
Kalesha is the 362,265th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,302,150 people. The surname Kalesha occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kalesha are found; 35 percent are found in Southern Africa and 35 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kalesha is also the 78,628th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 6,859 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 44,901. In Zambia Kalesha is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 18 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalesha in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେଲଷା | kaelasa | - |
| Kalesha in the Hindi language | ||
| कलेशा | kalesa | 95.83 |
| कैलाशा | kailasa | 2.08 |
| कालेशा | kalesa | 2.08 |
| Kalesha in the Marathi language | ||
| कालेशा | kalesa | 64.1 |
| कलेशा | kalesa | 30.77 |
| काळेशा | kalesa | 3.85 |
| कालेखाँ | kalekham | 1.28 |
| Kalesha in the Russian language | ||
| Калеша | kalesa | - |
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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 Kalesha
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