Kalisha Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Kalisha Surname Definition:
Kalisha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who eats too much.
Kalisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Zambia | 150 | 1:105,666 | 8,338 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kalisha (1,689) may also be a first name.
Kalisha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalisha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who eats too much.
Kalisha Demographics
Average Kalisha Salary in
United States
$51,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalisha (Hindi: कलीशा, Marathi: कलीशा, Oriya: େକୖଳାସ, Russian: Калиша) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kalisha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 385,337th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kalisha live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kalisha is also the 187,161st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,689 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Apart from Malawi Kalisha occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Kalisha Last Name Statistics demography
Kalisha earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalisha in the Marathi language | ||
| कलीशा | kalisa | 87.5 |
| खलीषा | khalisa | 12.5 |
| Kalisha in the Hindi language | ||
| कलीशा | kalisa | 65.22 |
| कलिशा | kalisa | 13.04 |
| कलीषा | kalisa | 4.35 |
| क्लीसा | klisa | 4.35 |
| कैलाशा | kailasa | 4.35 |
| कैलाश | kailasa | 4.35 |
| कालिशा | kalisa | 4.35 |
| Kalisha in the Oriya language | ||
| େକୖଳାସ | ekalasa | 40 |
| େକୖଳାଶ | ekalasa | 40 |
| କାଲିଶା | kalisa | 20 |
| Kalisha in the Russian language | ||
| Калиша | kalisa | - |
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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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