Kalumbe Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kalumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Zambia761:208,55213,419
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kalumbe (76) may also be a first name.

Kalumbe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kalumbe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kalumbe (Marathi: काळुंबे) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalumbe is the 487,389th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname Kalumbe is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kalumbe reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 76 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaulumbe935/
Kalumba8683,307/
Kalombe8621,174/
Kalumbi8610,641/
Kalimbe861,121/
Kolumbe863/
Kelumbe861/
Calumbe861/
Khalumba80601/
Kolumbet80326/
Kolumber80125/
Kaluimbi8034/
Kaulumbi8025/
Kalhumba8010/
Kaulumba809/
Kaluumbi804/
Kallumba804/
Kolumbei802/
Kaloumba802/
Kaliembe801/
Kaalumbi801/
Kaluumba801/
Kaluimba801/
Kalumbaa801/
Kalumboy801/
Kalombea801/
Kaalombe801/
Kolumbie801/
Kahlumba801/
Khalaumba754/
Kaluymmby751/
Kalumbhai751/
Kalumbaya751/
Kouloumbe751/
Kalomba718,511/
Calombe715,164/
Calumba715,019/
Calumby71471/
Kalombi71460/
Calumbi71394/
Kalimbi71208/
Kolumba71165/
Columbe71136/
Kolombe7198/
Kalunba7128/
Kolumbi713/
Kouloumbes712/
Qalombe711/
Kalonbe711/
Kolumby711/
Columbie675,007/
Calumbay67233/
Columber67225/
Kolumbić67107/
Calumboy6744/
Kolombea6733/
Kolumbiy6725/
Kolumbai6714/
Kolumbis6713/
Coloumbe678/
Coulumbe678/
Kollumbi675/
Kalombay675/
Kohlombe675/
Caulombe673/
Kalimbai673/
Columbes672/
Khalomba671/
Calumbis671/
Kolumbič671/
Callumba671/
Caluimbi671/
Calumbaa671/
Columbet670/

Kalumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalumbe in the Marathi language
काळुंबेkalumbe80
कालुंबेkalumbe20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalumbe
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