Kalukusha Surname
Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname
Kalukusha Surname Definition:
Kalukusha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a spirit that causes the sky to rumble.
Kalukusha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalukusha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalukusha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a spirit that causes the sky to rumble.
Kalukusha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalukusha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalukusha is most common in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalukusha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 338,735th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,710,447 people. The surname Kalukusha is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalukusha are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Kalukusha is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalukusa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kalukussa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kalukosha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kalukushi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kalukucha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kalukisa | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kalukuza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kalikisha | 78 | 317 | / |
| Kalukoshi | 78 | 256 | / |
| Kalokosha | 78 | 22 | / |
| Kolokusha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kalukisah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khalikusa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kolukisa | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kalukuzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalikisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelikusa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolukissa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kalokoshi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kolokousa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kouloukousas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouloukoussas | 64 | 1 | / |
| Kouloukousi | 60 | 2 | / |
| Kalokoso | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kalokosi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kouloukousis | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kolokousi | 56 | 15 | / |
| Colucussa | 56 | 2 | / |
| Kouloukoussou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kholukhosi | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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