Kallamu Surname

158,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kallamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kallamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7241:65,0304,775
India251:30,682,615377,978
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kallamu (8,051) may also be a first name.

Kallamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kallamu (Hindi: कल्लमू) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kallamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,351st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,641,372 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kallamu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kallamu is also the 70,772nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 8,051 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,724 people, or 1 in 65,030. In Nigeria Kallamu is most prevalent in: Borno, where 22 percent are found, Sokoto, where 9 percent are found and Gombe, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Kallamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kallamu surname is principally Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kallamou932,077/
Kaallamu932/
Kallaumu931/
Kalamu925,941/
Kallamous882/
Kalllamou882/
Kaallamou881/
Kallammou881/
Kalamou861,493/
Kalameu8678/
Kalamau8649/
Kallemu8618/
Kalamui869/
Kalyamu868/
Kailamu867/
Kalaamu864/
Khalamu862/
Katlamu861/
Kaliamu861/
Kollamu861/
Kalamuh861/
Kalammu861/
Kalamusz8034/
Kalaamou802/
Kalammou801/
Callamus800/
Kelamu77244/
Kalemu7794/
Kalomu7768/
Kolamu776/
Calamu771/
Qalamu771/
Kalamouch751/
Khalaimou751/
Kolamou717,836/
Kahlemu7158/
Kolamuç7158/
Calamuz7137/
Kaulemu7120/
Kalomut7110/
Keliamu719/
Kailemu719/
Kalamoe718/
Caillamaud718/
Calamus717/
Kuilamu717/
Kaleemu714/
Kolamus712/
Kaliomu711/
Kollemu711/
Calamou711/
Calamut711/
Keelamu711/
Kelamau711/
Caliamou6729/
Koulamou674/
Khaleemu671/

Kallamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kallamu in the Hindi language
कल्लमूkallamu-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kallamu
  • 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