Kalua Surname
Approximately 25,157 people bear this surname
Kalua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 21,775 | 1:786 | 61 |
| Tanzania | 823 | 1:64,328 | 6,827 |
| Kenya | 556 | 1:83,057 | 7,633 |
| Indonesia | 543 | 1:243,553 | 22,345 |
| India | 494 | 1:1,552,764 | 57,800 |
| United States | 347 | 1:1,044,550 | 76,531 |
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | 1:66,834 | 8,731 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Kalua (15,317) may also be a first name.
Kalua Demographics
Kalua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalua (Hindi: कलुआ, Marathi: कलुआ, Oriya: କଲୁଆ, Russian: Калуа) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalua? popularity and diffusion
Kalua is the 21,634th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 289,683 people. The last name Kalua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kalua reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kalua is also the 45,728th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 15,317 people.
The surname Kalua is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 21,775 people, or 1 in 786. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Kalua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kalua last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kalua last name are 34.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kalua earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.82% less than the national average, earning R 188,160 per year and in United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,978 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalua in the Marathi language | ||
| कलुआ | kalu'a | - |
| Kalua in the Hindi language | ||
| कलुआ | kalu'a | 95.54 |
| कलूआ | kalu'a | 3.55 |
| कालुआ | kalu'a | 0.5 |
| कलुवा | kaluva | 0.11 |
| कालूआ | kalu'a | 0.08 |
| कलुअा | kaluaa | 0.03 |
| काल्ुा | kalua | 0.03 |
| कलवा | kalava | 0.03 |
| कलउा | kalaua | 0.01 |
| कल्लू | kallu | 0.01 |
| कलुऑ | kalu'o | 0.01 |
| कलुअ | kalu'a | 0.01 |
| कलूओ | kalu'o | 0.01 |
| कलुआ़ | kalu'a | 0.01 |
| काले | kale | 0.01 |
| Kalua in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲୁଆ | kalu'a | 53.68 |
| କାଲୁଆ | kalu'a | 16.32 |
| କଳୁଆ | kalu'a | 15.26 |
| କାଳୁଆ | kalu'a | 13.16 |
| ବଲୁଆ | balu'a | 0.53 |
| କାଳୁୱା | kaluwa | 0.53 |
| Kalua in the Russian language | ||
| Калуа | kalua | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalua
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