Kalieu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kalieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalieu (21) may also be a first name.

Kalieu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalieu is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kalieu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalieu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Kalieu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kalieu live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

Kalieu is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Kalieu is most common in: Littoral Region, where 68 percent live, West Region, where 22 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kallieu922/
Kailiehu8638/
Kalihu83144/
Kalehu8322/
Kaliou8321/
Kaliyu8312/
Kaleju839/
Kaliju837/
Kelieu836/
Calieu831/
Kaleyu831/
Kolieu831/
Keulieu7784/
Kalliou7781/
Callieu7764/
Kalihou7723/
Kaleayu779/
Kalyehu777/
Kailoiu775/
Kalaiju773/
Kailihu772/
Kailiou772/
Kalehou772/
Khalihu772/
Kalihui771/
Kalajiu771/
Kallihu771/
Calieus771/
Kalloiu771/
Kallueu771/
Kalejju771/
Koliehu771/
Calieut770/
Caslieu770/
Kalju73149/
Caillieu7114/
Kolieheu7112/
Callieou716/
Kailihou715/
Gkalliou712/
Kaleayou711/
Koliehou711/
Kalihiua711/
Kaslejus711/
Kollieju711/
Chealieu711/
Kelihu67149/
Caillieux67147/
Caleau6773/
Kaloju6726/
Kahalehau6722/
Kelehu6717/
Caloiu6716/
Kaljuh6713/
Kaluyu678/
Calihu677/
Colieu673/
Koliju672/
Kaljou672/
Kallju671/
Caleșu671/
Kolihu671/
Koliehieu671/
Kaleoe671/
Kaljut671/
Keliyu671/
Kahalehiu671/
Kalléu671/
Kaluju671/
Calgiu671/
Kalyou671/
Kalyhu670/

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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 Kalieu
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