Kalinde Surname

44,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kalinde Surname Definition:

Kalinde is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: custodian.

Kalinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,0681:12,1751,515
Malawi4,8101:3,559474
Tanzania6311:83,9018,560
Zambia1321:120,0759,160
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
Kenya531:871,31932,675
India111:69,733,217610,955
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalinde (779) may also be a first name.

Kalinde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalinde is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: custodian.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalinde Last Name Facts

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

Kalinde (Hindi: कालीन्दे, Marathi: कािंलदे) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kalinde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalinde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalinde is the 44,037th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 617,589 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalinde live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,989th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 779 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,068 people, or 1 in 12,175. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 41 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Kalinde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kalinde last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalinde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalinde in the Hindi language
कालीन्देkalinde66.67
कालिन्दीkalindi33.33
Kalinde in the Marathi language
कािंलदेkainlade58.82
कालींदेkalinde29.41
किंलदेkinlade5.88
कालींदाkalinda5.88

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