Kalusa Surname

72,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalusa Surname Definition:

Kalusa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person in authority from whom people go to seek permission for various actions.

Kalusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,9491:3,203399
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Kenya931:496,55825,459
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
India51:153,413,076951,030
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kalusa (268) may also be a first name.

Kalusa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalusa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person in authority from whom people go to seek permission for various actions.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalusa (Hindi: कालूसा, Marathi: काळुसा, Oriya: କାଳୁସା) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalusa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 72,564th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,072,802 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalusa are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kalusa is also the 543,171st most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 268 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 4,949 people, or 1 in 3,203. In Zambia Kalusa is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 27 percent are found, Central Province, where 24 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Kalusa exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Kalusa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kalusa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kalusa surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Kalusa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $59,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalusha921,641/
Kaluzsa9268/
Kalausa9232/
Kalusah9221/
Kalousa926/
Kallusa925/
Kalusia925/
Kalusza924/
Kaluusa922/
Kalusay921/
Khalusa921/
Kalutsa921/
Kaluisa921/
Kalussa921/
Kaluisha86364/
Kaluscha86130/
Kaloutsa8691/
Kaloussa8653/
Kallusah8615/
Kaluisay8613/
Kaluisah868/
Kalushah867/
Kalyusha866/
Kalousia863/
Khalusha862/
Kalusahu861/
Kalusaph861/
Kallousa861/
Kgalusha861/
Kalisa8375,127/
Kaluza836,200/
Kaluse831,562/
Kalosa831,094/
Kaluža83923/
Calusa83755/
Kalusi83588/
Kaluja8392/
Kaluso8334/
Kelusa8327/
Kaluża8323/
Kaluca8314/
Kolusa8313/
Kalusy832/
Kaloutsas8069/
Kalloussa8011/
Kalousssa801/
Kallousia801/
Kalissa774,924/
Kalosha772,691/
Kalusih771,510/
Kalisha77922/
Kalushe77552/
Khalisa77252/
Kalushi77227/
Kalousi77220/
Khalusi77189/
Calusay77158/
Kalusiy7768/
Kalisay7745/
Kallusi7744/
Kalausi7741/
Kaluzha7737/
Kalosza7736/
Kalisah7730/
Kolusha7724/
Kaluusi7719/
Kauluza7718/
Kaluser7714/
Kallisa7714/
Kalujai7712/
Kalujja7711/
Kgalusi779/
Kaulisa778/
Kallosa777/
Kalosia776/
Kalyuja774/
Khaluja774/
Kalužay774/
Kalouza774/
Kalisau774/
Khaluza773/
Kalucis772/
Khaluse772/
Kaalisa772/
Calusat772/
Kaluzza772/
Khalosa771/
Kaaluse771/
Kalisai771/
Kalouse771/
Kalusho771/
Calousa771/
Calausa771/
Kalihsa771/
Kaluseu771/
Kaluzay771/
Kaluija771/
Kalyuza771/
Kalluja771/
Kalossa771/
Kaliesa771/
Kolussa771/
Khalusy771/
Kgaluse771/
Calussa771/
Kaluset771/
Kalussi771/
Kaloosa770/
Khalousi713,391/
Kalusche71712/
Khalushi71589/
Kgalushi71326/
Kalousis71280/
Khalisah71258/
Kallushi71139/
Khalosha71130/
Kalyuzha71104/
Khalisha7151/
Kaluishi7141/
Kallusih7138/
Kaloussi7137/
Kaloutsi7137/
Khalyuza7131/
Kalusieh7121/
Kaluusih7121/
Khalousy7120/
Kalousie7118/
Kalousou7116/
Khalushe7114/
Khalissa7113/
Kalishah7111/
Koloussa719/
Kalausis718/
Kalischa718/
Kaleucha718/
Kgalushe717/
Kaludjai716/
Kallousi715/
Khalouse712/
Kalousos712/
Kalousse712/
Kalusher712/
Kahaluza712/
Khaliesa712/
Kaloudja712/
Kolyusha711/
Kailisha711/
Kaalisha711/
Khaalisa711/
Kalishaa711/
Kaloesai711/
Kaluseth711/
Kalushih711/
Calusaya711/
Hkalissa711/
Khallisa711/
Khalisai711/
Kaluschi711/
Kaloushi711/
Kaloussy711/
Kallujah711/
Kaliuser711/
Kalaushi711/
Kalaušis711/
Kolousia711/
Koloutsa711/
Caluisat711/
Qalushah711/
Kallouse710/
Katlouse710/
Kaliza675,613/
Caluza675,307/
Kaloza672,905/
Calosa671,459/
Kolosa671,122/
Kalosi67633/
Kolisa67471/
Kaloso67453/
Calisa67430/
Kalose67342/
Kaliso67180/
Khalishah67178/
Kaloutsis67115/
Calusi6768/
Kaluce6760/
Kałuża6759/
Khaliesah6739/
Kallousis6736/
Kalucy6729/
Caluja6722/
Kaluci6718/
Koluza6718/
Kaloutsos6714/
Kelisa6713/
Kałuža6713/
Khalissah6711/
Kouloussa6711/
Kalosy6710/
Kaelussoo6710/
Caluso679/
Khaelisah678/
Kalausich678/
Kolusi678/
Qalisa678/
Kalloushi676/
Colusa675/
Kalloucha675/
Caluca675/
Kaloussie674/
Koulousia674/
Kalhauser673/
Kalloussi672/
Khaloussi672/
Caluse672/
Kalloutsi672/
Kalousieh672/
Kaluzo672/
Khallousi672/
Qaluza672/
Khaliesha672/
Kalisahay671/
Khaloudja671/
Khallissa671/
Kałuza671/
Khalouser671/
Kaloussis671/
Kaloussou671/
Kaloutsoy671/
Koluca671/
Koluža671/
Ccalluisa671/
Koluse671/
Khaloussy671/
Kalujo671/
Qaluse671/
Kaloussih671/
Khailisah671/
Keatlucha671/

Kalusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalusa in the Oriya language
କାଳୁସାkalusa50
କାଲୁସାkalusa50
Kalusa in the Marathi language
काळुसाkalusa26.67
कालूसाkalusa26.67
कालुसाkalusa26.67
कलालkalala13.33
काळूसाkalusa6.67
Kalusa in the Hindi language
कालूसाkalusa25
कालुसाkalusa25
कलूसाkalusa25
कलुसाkalusa25

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