Kaleku Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaleku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaleku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3321:139,09611,295
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaleku (313) may also be a first name.

Kaleku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaleku (Marathi: कलेकु) is found most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kaleku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaleku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 785,023rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kaleku reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kaleku is also the 496,565th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 313 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 139,096. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 96 percent live, Baringo County, where 1 percent live and Bomet County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Kaleku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kaleku last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalekou92737/
Kalekau9220/
Kalleku922/
Kalekud921/
Kaleikau8662/
Kalekust8615/
Kaleukeu869/
Kalekaus863/
Gkalekou861/
Kalaku83964/
Kaliku83403/
Keleku83228/
Kaloku835/
Koleku831/
Khalekhau8010/
Kallaku77245/
Kalakou7776/
Kalakau7746/
Khalaku7738/
Calleku7726/
Kailaku7719/
Kalyaku7718/
Kalliku776/
Kalikud776/
Kaelaku776/
Kelekau774/
Kalakhu774/
Kalikku774/
Khaliku773/
Kalikou772/
Kolheku771/
Kalakeu771/
Kelekeu771/
Kolekau771/
Kolecku771/
Kalloku771/
Khallekhau7546/
Kaligkou7121/
Khalakhu7111/
Koulekeu7110/
Kollieku717/
Kalekhoe717/
Koulekou713/
Kolekust713/
Kalikout712/
Keulekeu712/
Khaliqeu712/
Kalikoud711/
Koleukeu711/
Kailakhu711/
Koloku67156/
Khalikhau6720/
Koliku6712/
Calaku6710/
Kolaku679/
Khalakhau673/
Keliku672/
Kalliakou672/
Caloku672/
Qalaku671/
Caliku671/
Kalicu671/
Kallikudd671/

Kaleku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaleku in the Marathi language
कलेकुkaleku-

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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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  • 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 Kaleku
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