Kulema Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Kulema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kulema (147) may also be a first name.
Kulema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kulema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kulema (Hindi: कुलेमा, Russian: Кулема) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kulema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kulema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kulema is the 403,960th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kulema are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 147 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Beside Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kulema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kulema in the Hindi language | ||
| कुलेमा | kulema | - |
| Kulema in the Russian language | ||
| Кулема | kulema | - |
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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 Kulema
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