Kalalu Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kalalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3121:40,3524,616
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India601:12,784,423224,716
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalalu (1,967) may also be a first name.

Kalalu Last Name Facts

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

Kalalu (Hindi: कललू, Marathi: कललू, Oriya: କଲାଲୁ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,495th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,580,481 people. Kalalu is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kalalu are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 170,765th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 1,967 people.

Kalalu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,312 people, or 1 in 40,352. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Kalalu is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalalu in the Hindi language
कललूkalalu42.31
कलालूkalalu23.08
कललुkalalu19.23
कल्लूkallu7.69
कलल्ूkalalu3.85
कल्लुkallu3.85
Kalalu in the Oriya language
କଲାଲୁkalalu40
କାଲାଲୁkalalu20
କାଲଳୁkalalu20
କଳଲୁkalalu20
Kalalu in the Marathi language
कललूkalalu29.41
कललुkalalu23.53
कलळुkalalu11.76
कालाळूkalalu5.88
कळाळुkalalu5.88
कळळुkalalu5.88
कळलुkalalu5.88
कठाळुkathalu5.88
कलालुkalalu5.88

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Footnotes

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