Qalaba Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5601:96,74611,790
England21:27,859,030389,889

Qalaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qalaba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qalaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 563,577th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. Qalaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qalaba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Qalaba is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 560 people, or 1 in 96,746. In South Africa Qalaba is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Qalaba Last Name Statistics demography

Qalaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning R 137,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qalabah92244/
Qhalaba922/
Qalabaz921/
Qalabaha86122/
Qalabash8670/
Kalaba8327,043/
Calaba83344/
Qalawa831/
Qallabash801/
Kalabai771,081/
Kallaba77569/
Kalabaş77539/
Kalabay77341/
Callaba77236/
Kalauba77130/
Calabas7775/
Kalabaz7765/
Calabay7765/
Qalawaz7742/
Khalaba7730/
Calabai7715/
Kalabah7712/
Kaulaba7710/
Kaalaba7710/
Kalabha779/
Kalabaj777/
Kalyaba776/
Kaleaba776/
Calabaz772/
Kailaba771/
Kalgaba771/
Qalobat771/
Qalouba771/
Kalabau771/
Kalaboa771/
Kalaeba771/
Kkalaba771/
Qalobau771/
Kgalaba771/
Qalawat771/
Qalabayova7529/
Kalabhai711,688/
Caillaba71279/
Kallabat71194/
Katlabay7146/
Kalyabai7110/
Kailabai719/
Callabat717/
Kalabash716/
Calabhai714/
Kahalaba713/
Kalaubai712/
Kallabah712/
Kalaabai711/
Khalabai711/
Kallabai711/
Quattleabau711/
Kalabach711/
Calabash711/
Kalabaai711/
Kalabaha711/
Calatbas711/
Calabach711/
Catlabas711/
Calhabau711/
Kalhabai711/
Kalaabah711/
Khalabad711/
Khalabah711/
Kalabo675,338/
Kalawa674,719/
Kaloba674,646/
Kaleba673,364/
Kalava672,037/
Calawa67286/
Khalabhai67190/
Calava67114/
Colaba67114/
Kolaba6763/
Caloba6756/
Calabo6752/
Qalova6710/
Caleba675/
Kalabhatt674/
Kaslabadh673/
Kajlabash673/
Kelaba673/
Kaliabhai673/
Khalabahe672/
Kaulabhai671/
Kailaibai671/
Kalaibhai671/
Qolava671/
Calôba671/
Kaléba671/
Callabaut671/
Calabò671/
Qalowa671/
Qoloba671/
Qeleba671/
Kalaabath671/

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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 Qalaba
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