Kalihu Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kalihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Kalihu (118) may also be a first name.

Kalihu Last Name Facts

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

Kalihu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalihu? popularity and diffusion

Kalihu is the 1,471,719th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalihu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kalihu is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 118 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Kalihu is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 94 percent are found, Zamfara, where 6 percent are found and Kogi, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalihou9223/
Khalihu922/
Kailihu922/
Kalihui921/
Kallihu921/
Kailiehu8638/
Kailihou865/
Kelihu83149/
Kalieu8341/
Kalehu8322/
Kaliou8321/
Calihu837/
Kaliju837/
Kolihu831/
Kalyhu830/
Kalliou7781/
Calihou7718/
Kailoiu775/
Kalaiju773/
Kallieu772/
Kailiou772/
Kalehou772/
Kalloiu771/
Koliehu771/
Kalajiu771/
Callihu771/
Calihuz771/
Kalju73149/
Kolieheu7112/
Koulihou715/
Gkalliou712/
Koliehou711/
Kaloju6726/
Kahalehau6722/
Kelehu6717/
Caloiu6716/
Kaljuh6713/
Kaleju679/
Kaluyu678/
Kelieu676/
Koliju672/
Kaljou672/
Kouloihou671/
Kolieu671/
Kahalehiu671/
Kallju671/
Kaluju671/
Kalyou671/
Kalléu671/
Kaljut671/
Calgiu671/
Kaleyu671/
Calieu671/

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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 Kalihu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis