Kalima Surname
Approximately 33,677 people bear this surname
Kalima Surname Definition:
Kalima is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: farmer.
Kalima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 11,946 | 1:1,433 | 140 |
| Zambia | 10,059 | 1:1,576 | 229 |
| DR Congo | 5,404 | 1:13,671 | 1,704 |
| Tanzania | 4,329 | 1:12,230 | 1,589 |
| Indonesia | 413 | 1:320,216 | 28,115 |
| Kenya | 294 | 1:157,074 | 12,406 |
| India | 274 | 1:2,799,509 | 86,005 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Zimbabwe | 188 | 1:82,118 | 11,985 |
| Turkey | 112 | 1:694,834 | 35,663 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Finland | 54 | 1:101,791 | 10,352 |
| Afghanistan | 42 | 1:765,552 | 8,131 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Kalima (22,889) may also be a first name.
Kalima Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalima is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: farmer.
Kalima Demographics
Average Kalima Salary in
United States
$45,206 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalima (Bengali: কলিমা, Georgian: კალიმა, Hindi: कलीमा, Marathi: कलीमा, Oriya: କଲିମା, Russian: Калима) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kalima.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kalima is the 16,479th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 216,395 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kalima live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kalima is also the 34,129th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 22,889 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 11,946 people, or 1 in 1,433. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.
Kalima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kalima surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Kalima earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,206 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalima in the Georgian language | ||
| კალიმა | kalima | - |
| Kalima in the Hindi language | ||
| कलीमा | kalima | 83.59 |
| कालिमा | kalima | 8.63 |
| कलिमा | kalima | 5.81 |
| कालीमा | kalima | 1.37 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0.43 |
| कलीमअ | kalima'a | 0.09 |
| Kalima in the Bengali language | ||
| কলিমা | kalima | 80 |
| কালিমা | kalima | 10 |
| কালীমা | kalima | 10 |
| Kalima in the Marathi language | ||
| कलीमा | kalima | 72.07 |
| कालीमा | kalima | 11.17 |
| कािलमा | kailama | 5.59 |
| कलीम | kalima | 1.68 |
| काळीमा | kalima | 1.49 |
| खलील | khalila | 0.93 |
| सलीम | salima | 0.93 |
| करीम | karima | 0.74 |
| कलीमाबी | kalimabi | 0.56 |
| आलीम | alima | 0.19 |
| खादीम | khadima | 0.19 |
| अिमन | aimana | 0.19 |
| अलीम | alima | 0.19 |
| कािसम | kaisama | 0.19 |
| कसिम् | kasim | 0.19 |
| अकलीमा | akalima | 0.19 |
| कलीना | kalina | 0.19 |
| कािळमा | kailama | 0.19 |
| आलीशाह | alisaha | 0.19 |
| कळीमा | kalima | 0.19 |
| अकरीम | akarima | 0.19 |
| Kalima in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲିମା | kalima | 51.42 |
| କାଲିମା | kalima | 23.66 |
| କାଳିମା | kalima | 22.71 |
| କଲୀମା | kalima | 0.63 |
| ଇକାଳିମା | ikalima | 0.32 |
| କଳିମା | kalima | 0.32 |
| ଇକାଲିମା | ikalima | 0.32 |
| କଳିମ | kalima | 0.32 |
| Kalima in the Russian language | ||
| Калима | kalima | - |
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