Kalayu Surname
Approximately 8,768 people bear this surname
Kalayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,210 | 1:11,881 | 1,754 |
| Kenya | 555 | 1:83,207 | 7,642 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalayu (7,193) may also be a first name.
Kalayu Demographics
Kalayu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalayu (Hindi: कलायु, Marathi: काळयु) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalayu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 57,737th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 831,153 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalayu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kalayu is also the 76,245th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,193 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Without taking into account Ethiopia Kalayu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Kalayu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kalayu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalayu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalayu in the Hindi language | ||
| कलायु | kalayu | - |
| Kalayu in the Marathi language | ||
| काळयु | kalayu | 50 |
| कालयू | kalayu | 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
- 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 Kalayu
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