Kalangu Surname
Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname
Kalangu Surname Definition:
Kalangu is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: indegenous root with powerful medicinal value.
Kalangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,183 | 1:62,451 | 7,409 |
| Zambia | 896 | 1:17,690 | 1,982 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kalangu (106) may also be a first name.
Kalangu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalangu is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: indegenous root with powerful medicinal value.
Kalangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalangu (Marathi: कळंगु) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalangu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 186,929th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. The surname Kalangu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kalangu reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 106 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 62,451. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalangu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalangu in the Marathi language | ||
| कळंगु | kalangu | 48 |
| कळंगू | kalangu | 38.67 |
| कलंगु | kalangu | 8 |
| कलंगू | kalangu | 4 |
| कंळगू | kanlagu | 1.33 |
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