Kalumba Surname

6,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalumba Surname Definition:

Kalumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lightning.

Kalumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo59,3311:1,245108
Zambia19,2351:824108
Uganda2,3221:16,8132,606
Malawi1,9081:8,9721,383
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Zimbabwe971:159,15719,937
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Namibia291:83,0837,912
England251:2,228,72284,230
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
France11:66,422,722504,397

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lightning.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalumba in the Marathi language
काळुंबाkalumba66.67
कुंभारkumbhara33.33
Kalumba in the Russian language
Калумбаkalumba-

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