Kulema Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kulema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuilema92129/
Koulema9271/
Kulemai9213/
Kullema921/
Keulema921/
Kouleima8612/
Koulemai8612/
Kulaemah865/
Kuelaema861/
Gkoulema861/
Kulima831,663/
Kilema831,547/
Kulama83432/
Kolema83179/
Kulemo8393/
Kulemi8382/
Kuleme8340/
Kuloma8327/
Kulyma834/
Culema831/
Khulaemah8028/
Gkoulemas8015/
Kullima77136/
Kullama77121/
Kulloma7795/
Gkolema7756/
Kulomaa7749/
Koulemi7748/
Kulyoma7744/
Kielema7737/
Kaulima7736/
Kulimah7724/
Kolehma7721/
Kilaema7720/
Kulamma7711/
Kaulemo777/
Kaulama775/
Koulemy775/
Kaulemi775/
Koleima774/
Kulamah774/
Khulima774/
Kouleme773/
Koulima773/
Kuilama773/
Kulamau773/
Kollema772/
Kolemai772/
Kilemai771/
Kilemma771/
Koleama771/
Koleema771/
Hkilema771/
Kiliema771/
Kuulama771/
Kulamaa771/
Kulamay771/
Kulamai771/
Koulemou7112,197/
Kullamaa71279/
Koelemay7199/
Kutlemez7126/
Kulymaha7115/
Kouleumy718/
Kullimaa718/
Quilemah717/
Kullamma716/
Kulimath713/
Koulaima713/
Kullamai713/
Kaulamma711/
Kauslima711/
Kollemma711/
Koulyoma711/
Kulemish711/
Kullyama711/
Kollemah711/
Kolliema711/
Kullimma711/
Kiliemai711/
Kuulamaa711/
Koullama711/
Kulismas711/
Kullamah711/
Kilama6713,577/
Kilima676,655/
Kilemo67409/
Khulaimah67168/
Kolima67126/
Culima6780/
Kiloma6772/
Colema6768/
Kulimi6755/
Kolemo6749/
Koelemaij6745/
Kulimo6743/
Kulamo6735/
Koleme6733/
Kulomo6717/
Kolemi6712/
Koulimaya6710/
Kullaymma674/
Gkoulemes674/
Kolliemah673/
Kaulaaima672/
Koulaimah672/
Kulime671/
Külama671/
Gkoulemis671/
Kullammah671/
Khuslimah671/

Kulema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulema in the Hindi language
कुलेमाkulema-
Kulema in the Russian language
Кулемаkulema-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulema
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