Kalomba Surname
Approximately 8,511 people bear this surname
Kalomba Surname Definition:
Kalomba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a child who is born with hands first. Derived from the word 'lomba' which means to beg and the hands are seen as such a gesture.
Kalomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,019 | 1:10,526 | 1,293 |
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| Tanzania | 580 | 1:91,279 | 9,151 |
| Zambia | 56 | 1:283,034 | 16,318 |
| Kenya | 50 | 1:923,598 | 33,552 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Kalomba (348) may also be a first name.
Kalomba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalomba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a child who is born with hands first. Derived from the word 'lomba' which means to beg and the hands are seen as such a gesture.
Kalomba is a surname of the Lala tribe, meaning: a child whose is born with a hand emerging first and is believed will be a habitual beggar.
Kalomba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: canal.
Kalomba Demographics
Average Kalomba Salary in
South Africa
R 446,208
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kalomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalomba (Russian: Каломба) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalomba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 59,310th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 856,250 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalomba are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kalomba is also the 467,354th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 348 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,019 people, or 1 in 10,526. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.
Kalomba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kalomba earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.77% more than the national average, earning R 446,208 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalomba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalomba in the Russian language | ||
| Каломба | kalomba | - |
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Footnotes
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