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

The surname Kalalu (Hindi: कललू, Marathi: कललू, Oriya: କଲାଲୁ) is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,495th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,580,481 people. The last name Kalalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kalalu live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 170,765th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 1,967 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,312 people, or 1 in 40,352. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

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

  • 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 Kalalu
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