Kalume Surname
Approximately 54,498 people bear this surname
Kalume Surname Definition:
Kalume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lad / A page in the roya court yard.
Kalume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 40,361 | 1:1,830 | 178 |
| Kenya | 12,926 | 1:3,573 | 544 |
| Zambia | 353 | 1:44,901 | 4,336 |
| Namibia | 250 | 1:9,638 | 1,869 |
| Uganda | 238 | 1:164,031 | 14,110 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
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.
Kalume Demographics
Average Kalume Salary in
United States
$41,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalume (Oriya: କାଲୁେମ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalume? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,325th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 133,721 people. The surname Kalume occurs predominantly 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. Kalume is also the 69,586th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 8,265 people.
Kalume is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 40,361 people, or 1 in 1,830. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Kalume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kalume last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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
Kalume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalume in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଲୁେମ | kaluema | - |
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Footnotes
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