Kalunji Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kalunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalunji (10) may also be a first name.
Kalunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalunji (Marathi: काळुंजी) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kalunji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalunji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalunji is the 4,649,889th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kalunji are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kalunji is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Kalunji is most common in: Butambala District, where 7 percent reside, Gomba District, where 7 percent reside and Gulu District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalundji | 93 | 68 | / |
| Kaluinji | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalonji | 86 | 49,489 | / |
| Kalungi | 86 | 11,451 | / |
| Kalinji | 86 | 456 | / |
| Kalunja | 86 | 132 | / |
| Kalunzi | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kalunje | 86 | 12 | / |
| Calunji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalunsi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khalinji | 80 | 99 | / |
| Kallungi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kaluungi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kalunnsi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kalyungi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalonnji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalonjei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaulungi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalunngi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaluingi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kcalonji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalunchai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kalunge | 71 | 1,875 | / |
| Kalonje | 71 | 276 | / |
| Kalonzi | 71 | 127 | / |
| Kolonji | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kalinje | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kelunie | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kolunie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Calungi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kalunze | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kalunzy | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kalonja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Calonji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Calunje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalunsa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalunza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kalonie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalusinshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalonsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calunie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kolunija | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kolungia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kalonshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kolonjoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caluingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaulunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalunshe | 67 | 1 | / |
Kalunji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalunji in the Marathi language | ||
| काळुंजी | kalunji | 50 |
| कालुंजी | kalunji | 50 |
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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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- 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 Kalunji
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