Kalindi Surname

6,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kalindi Surname Definition:

Kalindi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small hole in the ground.

Kalindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India84,9191:9,033748
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Zambia3881:40,8504,012
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
England71:7,959,723202,100
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kalindi (33,617) may also be a first name.

Kalindi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalindi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small hole in the ground.

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Kalindi Last Name Facts

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

Kalindi (Bengali: কালিন্দী, Hindi: कालिन्दी, Marathi: कािंलदी, Oriya: କାଳିି) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalindi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalindi is the 6,558th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,599 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kalindi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 25,496th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 33,617 people.

The surname Kalindi is most common in India, where it is borne by 84,919 people, or 1 in 9,033. In India Kalindi is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 53 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 34 percent reside and Assam, where 13 percent reside. Barring India Kalindi exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Kalindi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalindi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalindi in the Hindi language
कालिन्दीkalindi87.34
कालिंदीkalindi4.38
कालीन्दीkalindi3.66
कलिन्दीkalindi2.35
कालिन्दिkalindi0.87
कालिनदीkalinadi0.29
कलीन्दीkalindi0.27
कलिंदीkalindi0.22
कालींदीkalindi0.14
कालीन्दिkalindi0.12
कलिन्दिkalindi0.08
कालिन्डीkalindi0.06
कालीनदीkalinadi0.04
कलिनदीkalinadi0.02
कालिंदिkalindi0.02
कालिन्दी़kalindi0.02
कालि्न्दीkalindi0.01
कालिनद्रीkalinadri0.01
कालिन्दीज़्kalindiz0.01
कलींदीkalindi0.01
कालिन्द्रीkalindri0.01
कालिंडीkalindi0.01
कलिन्दीज़्kalindiz0.01
कालिण्दीkalindi0.01
कालन्दीkalandi0.01
कालिण्डीkalindi0.01
शालेन्दीsalendi0.01
कलीनदीkalinadi0.01
कालिन्द्ीkalindi0.01
कालिन्दी्kalindi0.01
कलिंदिkalindi0.01
Kalindi in the Oriya language
କାଳିିkalii66.2
କାଳିkali26.65
କାଲିିkalii3.51
କାଳିିାଇଁkaliia'im0.56
କାଳିିାଇଂkaliia'im0.14
କାଳକୀkalaki0.14
Kalindi in the Marathi language
कािंलदीkainladi62.93
कालींदीkalindi24.28
कलींदीkalindi4.27
किंलदीkinladi2.43
कािलन्दीkailandi1.25
कालीन्दीkalindi0.72
कािंलिदkainlida0.52
कािंळदीkainladi0.33
कालीदीkalidi0.33
कािलदीkailadi0.26
कािंलदाkainlada0.26
काळींदीkalindi0.2
कलीन्दीkalindi0.2
किंळदीkinladi0.13
कािंलदkainlada0.13
किंलडीkinladi0.07
िमलींदimalinda0.07
कालीदासkalidasa0.07
काळीदीkalidi0.07
कालीनहीkalinahi0.07
किलिन्दkilinda0.07
कांिलदीkamiladi0.07
कालीदkalida0.07
कालीनदाkalinada0.07
कालीिदkaliida0.07
कालींदkalinda0.07
कालीदेवीkalidevi0.07
कालींडेkalinde0.07
काळीन्दीkalindi0.07
Kalindi in the Bengali language
কালিন্দীkalindi60
কালিন্দিkalindi35
কলিনদিkalinadi1.67
কালীন্দীkalindi1.67
কলিন্দীkalindi1.67

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