Kalesu Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4221:37,5593,760
Tanzania1101:481,28732,644
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India131:59,005,029552,550
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kalesu (252) may also be a first name.

Kalesu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalesu (Hindi: कलेसू, Marathi: कलेसू, Oriya: କାେଲଶୁ) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalesu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 559,180th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kalesu live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most common first name on earth, borne by 252 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 37,559. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Northern Province, where 45 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaleshu9241/
Kailesu923/
Kaulesu921/
Kalsu9135/
Kalessou864/
Khaletsu861/
Kalsau83242/
Kalsou83174/
Kalezu83173/
Kalasu83154/
Calesu8321/
Kalisu8318/
Kaleju839/
Kalsut837/
Kolesu835/
Kelesu833/
Khalsu831/
Kaaleidsu801/
Kailasu7736/
Caleshu7727/
Kalssou7710/
Kalasau779/
Kalissu778/
Khalasu776/
Kaelasu775/
Kalisau774/
Kalashu774/
Kalezou772/
Kalejju771/
Khalisu771/
Kelesau771/
Kolsu73450/
Kalju73149/
Kalcu7320/
Calsu7313/
Kalzu736/
Koletsou71153/
Kallesoe7113/
Khalasau7110/
Kalissou7110/
Kalisuch719/
Kalitsou712/
Kailashu712/
Kaslejus711/
Kailisou711/
Kalyoseu711/
Kolessou711/
Kolettsu711/
Kalytsui711/
Kalecius711/
Khalezou711/
Kalsouha711/
Kolsuz672,723/
Kolosu6774/
Kolsut6768/
Calsou6761/
Kolasu6715/
Calsus6713/
Kaljuh6713/
Kolisu678/
Kaliju677/
Kalischus677/
Kollsu676/
Kalzou673/
Gkoletsou673/
Kalsoo672/
Kallitsou672/
Kaljou672/
Colesu672/
Kolsou672/
Kelasu671/
Calasu671/
Gkalitsou671/
Kouletsou671/
Kalicu671/
Kailashau671/
Khallasau671/
Kallju671/
Kalozu671/
Caleesuis671/
Kaljut671/
Kolliesuh671/
Calisu671/
Calceu671/
Calshu670/
Calsup670/

Kalesu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalesu in the Hindi language
कलेसूkalesu-
Kalesu in the Marathi language
कलेसूkalesu-
Kalesu in the Oriya language
କାେଲଶୁkaelasu75
କାେଲସୁkaelasu25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalesu
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