Kalusha Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalusha Surname Definition:

Kalusha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person whose job in the community or village it is to winnow the maize grain. He / she is expected to use the traditional method of sieving the grain in order to separate the chaff..

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Kalusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7961:19,9122,207
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Albania291:100,4859,695
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kalusha (437) may also be a first name.

Kalusha Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalusha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person whose job in the community or village it is to winnow the maize grain. He / she is expected to use the traditional method of sieving the grain in order to separate the chaff..

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalusha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalusha (Georgian: კალუშა, Hindi: कालूशा, Marathi: कालुशा, Russian: Калуша) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalusha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalusha is the 243,084th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. The surname Kalusha is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kalusha are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 410,164th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 437 people.

This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 19,912. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 41 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Zambia Kalusha is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kalusha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalusha surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Kalusha earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.61% more than the national average, earning $53,770 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaluisha93364/
Kaluscha93130/
Kalushah937/
Kalyusha936/
Khalusha932/
Kgalusha931/
Kalusa926,793/
Kalosha862,691/
Kalusih861,510/
Kalisha86922/
Kalushe86552/
Kalushi86227/
Kaluzsa8668/
Kalausa8632/
Kolusha8624/
Kalusah8621/
Kalousa866/
Kallusa865/
Kalusia865/
Kalusza864/
Kaluusa862/
Kalusay861/
Kalusho861/
Khalusa861/
Kalutsa861/
Kaluisa861/
Kalussa861/
Kalusche80712/
Khalushi80589/
Kgalushi80326/
Kallushi80139/
Khalosha80130/
Kaloutsa8091/
Kaloussa8053/
Khalisha8051/
Kaluishi8041/
Kallusih8038/
Kalusieh8021/
Kaluusih8021/
Kallusah8015/
Khalushe8014/
Kaluisay8013/
Kalishah8011/
Kaluisah808/
Kalischa808/
Kaleucha808/
Kgalushe807/
Kalousia803/
Kalusher802/
Kolyusha801/
Kailisha801/
Kaalisha801/
Kalishaa801/
Kalusahu801/
Kaluseth801/
Kalushih801/
Kalusaph801/
Kaluschi801/
Kaloushi801/
Kalaushi801/
Kallousa801/
Qalushah801/
Kalisa7775,127/
Kaluse771,562/
Kalosa771,094/
Calusa77755/
Kalusi77588/
Kaluso7734/
Kelusa7727/
Kolusa7713/
Kalusy772/
Khalishah75178/
Kaloutsas7569/
Kalloussa7511/
Kalausich758/
Kalloushi756/
Kalloucha755/
Kalousieh752/
Khaliesha752/
Kalisahay751/
Kalousssa751/
Kallousia751/
Kaloussih751/
Keatlucha751/
Kalissa714,924/
Kaloshi711,663/
Kolosha711,269/
Khalisa71252/
Kalousi71220/
Khalusi71189/
Calusay71158/
Kalisho7172/
Kalusiy7168/
Kalosho7159/
Kalisay7145/
Kallusi7144/
Kalausi7141/
Kalosza7136/
Kalisah7130/
Kolushi7129/
Kaloshe7128/
Kaluusi7119/
Kaluser7114/
Kallisa7114/
Kgalusi719/
Kaulisa718/
Kallosa717/
Kelisha716/
Kalosia716/
Calisha715/
Kalouza714/
Khaluza713/
Kalucis712/
Khaluse712/
Kaalisa712/
Calusat712/
Kaluzza712/
Kolisha712/
Khalosa711/
Kaaluse711/
Kalisai711/
Kalouse711/
Calousa711/
Calausa711/
Kalihsa711/
Kaloussieh711/
Kaluseu711/
Kaluzay711/
Kalyuza711/
Kalossa711/
Kaliesa711/
Kolussa711/
Calucha711/
Khalusy711/
Kgaluse711/
Qalushe711/
Calussa711/
Kaluset711/
Kalussi711/
Kalisoh710/
Kaloosa710/
Khalousi673,391/
Kholosha671,587/
Kalousis67280/
Khalisah67258/
Caluschi6765/
Khalisoh6743/
Kaloussi6737/
Kaloutsi6737/
Khalyuza6731/
Khalousy6720/
Kalousie6718/
Kalloshi6717/
Kalousou6716/
Kholisha6715/
Khalissa6713/
Koloscha6711/
Koloussa679/
Kalausis678/
Khaluche678/
Kalluchi677/
Kalluche675/
Kaluuche675/
Kallousi675/
Calusche674/
Kollisha673/
Khalouse672/
Qalishah672/
Kalousos672/
Kalousse672/
Kalucher672/
Kahaluza672/
Khaliesa672/
Khaloshe672/
Khaalisa671/
Kaloesai671/
Calusaya671/
Hkalissa671/
Khallisa671/
Kaluchey671/
Caloushe671/
Khalisai671/
Kailoshi671/
Kaloussy671/
Kalujchi671/
Kaliuser671/
Kalaušis671/
Kolousia671/
Qaloushi671/
Caluisat671/
Kalouchi671/
Kholushi671/
Kalosche670/
Kallouse670/
Katlouse670/

Kalusha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalusha in the Georgian language
კალუშაkalusha-
Kalusha in the Hindi language
कालूशाkalusa-
Kalusha in the Marathi language
कालुशाkalusa55.09
काळूशाkalusa13.17
काळुशाkalusa11.38
कालूशाkalusa8.38
कलुशाkalusa5.99
कलुषाkalusa2.4
कालुशॉkaluso1.2
कळुशाkalusa0.6
कलूशाkalusa0.6
कालुशाहkalusaha0.6
काळुषाkalusa0.6
Kalusha in the Russian language
Калушаkalusa-

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