Kalunda Surname

53,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kalunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,3171:17,1142,139
Kenya4,0271:11,4681,446
Uganda7871:49,6056,022
Zambia1851:85,6757,165
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Namibia261:92,6698,353
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kalunda (1,572) may also be a first name.

Kalunda Last Name Facts

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

Kalunda (Marathi: कालुंदा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalunda is the 53,228th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 759,357 people. Kalunda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalunda live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kalunda is also the 195,254th most common first name globally, borne by 1,572 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,317 people, or 1 in 17,114. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 42 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Kalunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalunda surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kalunda earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning $39,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalunda in the Marathi language
कालुंदाkalunda-

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