Kalagu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kalagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kalagu (133) may also be a first name.

Kalagu Last Name Facts

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

Kalagu (Hindi: कलागु, Marathi: काळगू, Oriya: କାଲାଗୁ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalagu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Kalagu is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kalagu reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 804,402nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 133 people.

The last name Kalagu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 89 percent reside and West New Britain, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalagu in the Hindi language
कलागुkalagu-
Kalagu in the Oriya language
କାଲାଗୁkalagu-
Kalagu in the Marathi language
काळगूkalagu29.13
काळगुkalagu24.27
कळगुkalagu15.53
कळगूkalagu14.56
कलगुkalagu8.74
कालगुkalagu5.83

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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 Kalagu
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