Kalyafye Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalyafye Surname Definition:

Kalyafye is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that eats too much.

Kalyafye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia631:251,58615,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kalyafye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalyafye is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that eats too much.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kalyafye Last Name Facts

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

Kalyafye is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalyafye? popularity and diffusion

Kalyafye is the 2,333,370th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Kalyafye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalyafye reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kalyafye is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 251,586. In Zambia Kalyafye is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 84 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 6 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Zambia Kalyafye exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalafei801/
Khalafae7512/
Kalafayi751/
Kaloufeye718/
Kaloufei6335/
Khalafou633/
Khalafiya5980/
Khalaphee594/
Khalafouh591/
Kaloophae591/
Khaloufie591/
Khalafiyat561/
Khalaffaya561/
Koloufei509/
Kholafai505/
Koulafai502/
Kaloufey501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalyafye
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