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

Qalaba is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qalaba? popularity and diffusion

Qalaba is the 563,577th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name Qalaba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qalaba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Qalaba is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 560 people, or 1 in 96,746. In South Africa Qalaba is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.

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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