Kalume Surname

10,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kalume Surname Definition:

Kalume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lad / A page in the roya court yard.

Kalume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo40,3611:1,830178
Kenya12,9261:3,573544
Zambia3531:44,9014,336
Namibia2501:9,6381,869
Uganda2381:164,03114,110
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Belgium311:370,85940,209
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
England181:3,095,448105,421
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Congo61:831,51616,072
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kalume (8,265) may also be a first name.

Kalume Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lad / A page in the roya court yard.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalume Last Name Facts

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

Kalume (Oriya: କାଲୁେମ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalume is the 10,325th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 133,721 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalume are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 69,586th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 8,265 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 40,361 people, or 1 in 1,830. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Kalume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kalume last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kalume earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.17% less than the national average, earning R 156,444 per year and in United States they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $41,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalhume929/
Kallume925/
Kaluume924/
Kaulume924/
Kaloume922/
Kalueme921/
Khalume921/
Kalumee921/
Kalumme921/
Kalum913,392/
Kalloume861/
Kaluma834,888/
Kalome83188/
Calume83118/
Kalumi83105/
Kallum8399/
Kaulum8359/
Kalime8348/
Khalum8313/
Kalyum8310/
Kaloum839/
Kailum836/
Kaleum836/
Kalium835/
Kolume834/
Kalaum832/
Kahlum832/
Kaluim831/
Kelume831/
Kaluym831/
Kaloumieh801/
Kahloumeh801/
Kalloumeh801/
Kalloum77805/
Kauluma77595/
Khalumi77416/
Khalime7776/
Kaloumi7759/
Calumet7739/
Kalouma7737/
Kalumiy7727/
Kalimeh7722/
Khallum7716/
Kallumi7716/
Kalauma7716/
Kalumaa7713/
Kalluma778/
Calusme775/
Kalumoa775/
Kalumai774/
Khaloum774/
Kalimee773/
Kalgoum773/
Kaaluma772/
Kauslum771/
Kaliumi771/
Kallime771/
Kalumih771/
Calhume771/
Kaluima771/
Kalumay771/
Kalhoum771/
Calumer770/
Kolum731,429/
Kalom731,419/
Calum73492/
Kollumer7123/
Kalloumi717/
Cagliume716/
Khalhoum713/
Kalumova713/
Kallouma713/
Kalumaya712/
Kalhoumi712/
Kolumets711/
Kaelimee711/
Khaloumi711/
Kaulauma711/
Kaulumaa711/
Kaloumai711/
Kkaluuma711/
Kaaluuma711/
Kalloumm711/
Kalimi675,250/
Callum672,087/
Caluma67779/
Kaloma67744/
Colume67175/
Kolome67130/
Caulum67111/
Calime6789/
Kollum6781/
Khalom6762/
Kailom6750/
Calumi6746/
Kelumi6744/
Kholum6734/
Kolime6730/
Kolumi6724/
Kelime6723/
Koloum6722/
Calome6718/
Kalomi6718/
Koluma6716/
Koulum6715/
Kallom6715/
Calhum6714/
Kaulom6714/
Koluim6714/
Kolaum6711/
Kaloom6710/
Kahlom678/
Koolum678/
Khalumova676/
Koilum676/
Koylum674/
Qaloum674/
Qaluma674/
Kalimy672/
Caloum671/
Kalomm671/
Kathloumi671/
K'Olum671/
Kolium671/
Koleum671/
Qalome671/
Caalum671/
Calium671/
Kealom671/
Kailummoa671/
Calaum670/
Cealum670/

Kalume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalume in the Oriya language
କାଲୁେମkaluema-

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