Kaselema Surname
Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname
Kaselema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,307 | 1:13,098 | 2,057 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Kaselema (12) may also be a first name.
Kaselema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaselema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaselema is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaselema? popularity and diffusion
Kaselema is the 277,488th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaselema are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kaselema is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 13,098. Beside Malawi Kaselema is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaselemas | 94 | 4 | / |
| Kaselyma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaselama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kazelema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaselemis | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kachelema | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kaselamah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katshilema | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kasalama | 75 | 842 | / |
| Kasilima | 75 | 83 | / |
| Kaselimi | 75 | 30 | / |
| Caselima | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kasilama | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kasalima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koselemo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaselimis | 71 | 32 | / |
| Khasalama | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kassalama | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kacheleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kashalama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasalamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kacelemet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kashelimy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaushalama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khasalamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kassalemey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kashalaama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaishalama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kaselema
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