Kalanu Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Kalanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kalanu (406) may also be a first name.
Kalanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalanu (Hindi: कलानू, Marathi: कळणू) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kalanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kalanu are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kalanu is also the 427,982nd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 406 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Beside Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalangu | 92 | 2,264 | / |
| Kalanui | 92 | 25 | / |
| Kalanou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kalyanu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kaylanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kallanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kalan'u | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kalyangu | 86 | 940 | / |
| Kalianou | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kaliangu | 86 | 24 | / |
| Kalangou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kailianu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kallanou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kallianu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kallanud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kolanu | 83 | 2,871 | / |
| Kalenu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kelanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Calanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kallianou | 80 | 84 | / |
| Khalainou | 80 | 46 | / |
| Kahaleanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khatlanui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kallangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalongu | 77 | 388 | / |
| Calianu | 77 | 122 | / |
| Khalenu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kollanu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kolanou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kolyanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Caleanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kolaanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaulenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kolangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalonou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaluonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koolanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kolanuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calanus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahalainou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kollanus | 71 | 137 | / |
| Casleanu | 71 | 90 | / |
| Caileanu | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kollanou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kolianou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Calamnus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolahanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kollangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calanuch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koulianou | 67 | 187 | / |
| Kolonu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Koulangou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolenu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koulainou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Colanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kelenu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kolyanuch | 67 | 1 | / |
Kalanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalanu in the Marathi language | ||
| कळणू | kalanu | 54.73 |
| कळणु | kalanu | 24.65 |
| कळनु | kalanu | 13.33 |
| कळनू | kalanu | 3.18 |
| कलनु | kalanu | 1.01 |
| काळानु | kalanu | 0.78 |
| िकसन | ikasana | 0.47 |
| काळनु | kalanu | 0.31 |
| कचरु | kacaru | 0.31 |
| कलणु | kalanu | 0.23 |
| िकशन | ikasana | 0.08 |
| कचरू | kacaru | 0.08 |
| लहानू | lahanu | 0.08 |
| कलनू | kalanu | 0.08 |
| कालनु | kalanu | 0.08 |
| जकळणु | jakalanu | 0.08 |
| कऴणू | kalanu | 0.08 |
| अळणु | alanu | 0.08 |
| खंडू | khandu | 0.08 |
| कलणू | kalanu | 0.08 |
| Kalanu in the Hindi language | ||
| कलानू | kalanu | 50 |
| कलंऊ | kalamu | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Kalanu
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