Kalumu Surname

178,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kalumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kalumu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0441:22,5932,572
India1681:4,565,865118,158
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kalumu (749) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kalumu Demographics

Kalumu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 118 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kalumu Last Name Facts

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

Kalumu occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalumu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,541st most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,046,633 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kalumu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 749 people.

Kalumu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,044 people, or 1 in 22,593. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 71 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 12 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Kalumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kalumu last name is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaluumu926/
Kallaumu861/
Kalimu83951/
Kalomu8368/
Kolumu833/
Calumu831/
Khalimu7711/
Keelumu775/
Kallimu771/
Kalimuu771/
Calumut771/
Kolomu67150/
Kolimu6743/
Kelimu6725/
Kouloumou6718/
Keuloumou671/
Columus621/
Kalimau621/
Collumus570/
Kalimmauh539/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalumu
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