Kalesi Surname
Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname
Kalesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 773 | 1:68,489 | 7,219 |
| Greece | 139 | 1:79,711 | 13,453 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Kaleşi (14) & Kaleši (3) are calculated separately.
Kalesi (891) may also be a first name.
Kalesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalesi (Hindi: कलेसी, Marathi: कलेसी, Oriya: କାେଳସୀ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant: Kaleşi or Kaleši. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalesi is the 336,565th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,655,293 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Kalesi reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,255th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 891 people.
The surname Kalesi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 68,489. In Tanzania Kalesi is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 63 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 17 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 13 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalesi in the Marathi language | ||
| कलेसी | kalesi | - |
| Kalesi in the Hindi language | ||
| कलेसी | kalesi | 80 |
| कलेशी | kalesi | 20 |
| Kalesi in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେଳସୀ | kaelasi | 50 |
| କାେଳସି | kaelasi | 16.67 |
| କାେଳଶି | kaelasi | 16.67 |
| କାେଲସି | kaelasi | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Kalesi
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