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
Kalomba (Russian: Каломба) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalomba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalomba is the 59,310th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 856,250 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalomba reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 467,354th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 348 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,019 people, or 1 in 10,526. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 9 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Kalomba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kalomba surname is chiefly 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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