Kalama is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kalama
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kalama

How popular is Kalama?

Kalama is common in Kenya.

Kalama is ranked 52187 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kalamas grew by 30.33268 per cent to 666 since 2000 and ranked 34110 after elevating 6225 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Others 30.48 21.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 25.38 39.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 21.77 18.79
White 13.06 14.09
Hispanic or Latino 5.56 5.28
Black 3.75 0.98
Kalama is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Kenya which signifies that it is originated from Kenya. Around 9043 people have been found who wears Kalama as their family name. Kalama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
179,761 Australia6
1,411 Democratic Republic of The Congo6
20,790 Nigeria6
3,044 Zambia4
340,120 Canada4
6,989 Uganda3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
28,232 Morocco2
151,601 Spain1
107,212 South Africa1
13,606 Senegal1
492,292 Ukraine1
38,063 Mauritania1
77,122 Sweden1
7,847 Albania1
28,746 Algeria1
120,357 Argentina1
6,033 Benin1
169,904 Brazil1
799 British Virgin Islands1
25,721 Egypt1
277,603 France1
153,416 Italy1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
3,071 Jersey1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,196 Liberia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,219 England16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
100,362 Indonesia79
Countries with hundreds of Kalama:
49,562 India616
9,209 Tanzania523
54,525 United States478
15,938 Greece123
Countries with thousands of Kalama:
807 Kenya7,141
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Kalama Namesakes

  • Alara Kalama, Teacher
  • Constantine Kalamanos, Boris Kalamanos' son
  • Dave Kalama, Surfer
  • Dave Kalama, Surfer
  • Alara Kalama, Teacher
  • Benny Kalama, Singer
  • Ilima Kalama, Dave Kalama's father
  • Benny Kalama, Singer
  • Thelma Kalama, Olympic athlete
  • Alara Kalama, Teacher

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