Kalumba Surname
Approximately 83,307 people bear this surname
Kalumba Surname Definition:
Kalumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lightning.
Kalumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 59,331 | 1:1,245 | 108 |
| Zambia | 19,235 | 1:824 | 108 |
| Uganda | 2,322 | 1:16,813 | 2,606 |
| Malawi | 1,908 | 1:8,972 | 1,383 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 97 | 1:159,157 | 19,937 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Namibia | 29 | 1:83,083 | 7,912 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kalumba (6,418) may also be a first name.
Kalumba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lightning.
Kalumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lightning.
Kalumba Demographics
Kalumba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalumba (Marathi: काळुंबा, Russian: Калумба) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalumba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kalumba is the 6,792nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 87,478 people. Kalumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalumba live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kalumba is also the 82,052nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 6,418 people.
The surname Kalumba is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 59,331 people, or 1 in 1,245. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Kalumba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kalumba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 86.77% less than the national average, earning R 31,440 per year; in United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.87% less than the national average, earning $21,427 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalumba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalumba in the Marathi language | ||
| काळुंबा | kalumba | 66.67 |
| कुंभार | kumbhara | 33.33 |
| Kalumba in the Russian language | ||
| Калумба | kalumba | - |
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