Kalaju Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kalaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kalaju (61) may also be a first name.
Kalaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalaju (Hindi: कलजू, Marathi: कळजु, Oriya: କଲଯୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalaju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kalaju are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 61 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Kalaju is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 33 percent are found, Rivers, where 33 percent are found and Yobe, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Kalaju exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalaju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalaju in the Hindi language | ||
| कलजू | kalaju | - |
| Kalaju in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲଯୁ | kalayu | 50 |
| କଳଯୁ | kalayu | 50 |
| Kalaju in the Marathi language | ||
| कळजु | kalaju | 25 |
| कलजु | kalaju | 25 |
| काळजु | kalaju | 25 |
| कळजू | kalaju | 25 |
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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 Kalaju
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