Kalunga Surname
Approximately 143,627 people bear this surname
Kalunga Surname Definition:
Kalunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who hunts.
Read More About This SurnameKalunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 103,488 | 1:714 | 55 |
| Zambia | 32,185 | 1:492 | 64 |
| Angola | 4,141 | 1:6,518 | 870 |
| Tanzania | 1,898 | 1:27,893 | 3,354 |
| Malawi | 1,098 | 1:15,591 | 2,441 |
| Uganda | 169 | 1:231,002 | 17,681 |
| Zimbabwe | 106 | 1:145,644 | 18,674 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Namibia | 74 | 1:32,559 | 4,868 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Kalunga (13,766) may also be a first name.
Kalunga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who hunts.
Kalunga is a surname of the Swaka tribe, meaning: hunter.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Kalunga means 'change' in the old Kikongo language. In Bakongo cosmology, Kalunga is the spark of fire that is believed to have began the universe. Before European colonization in Central African, Ķalunga was also an alternate name for Nzambi, the original god of the Bantu people.
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Average Kalunga Salary in
United States
$39,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalunga (Oriya: କଳୁ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalunga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,896th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,739 people. The surname Kalunga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalunga reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kalunga is also the 49,226th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 13,766 people.
The last name Kalunga is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 103,488 people, or 1 in 714. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent live and Angola, where 3 percent live.
Kalunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kalunga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kalunga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning R 182,208 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.29% less than the national average, earning $25,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalunga in the Oriya language | ||
| କଳୁ | kalu | - |
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