Kalovu Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kalovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kalovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalovu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalovu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalovu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Kalovu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalevu8396/
Kalowu8321/
Kalavu8317/
Kolovu835/
Kolovou772,216/
Kalevou7764/
Kalewou7744/
Kalavuz7731/
Kalavau7710/
Kalobou775/
Kkalowu774/
Kalawou772/
Kalovoo772/
Kallevu771/
Kalevui771/
Khalavu771/
Kallavus71102/
Kaliabou7130/
Gkalavou712/
Kaleewou711/
Kalyabou711/
Kalawu67454/
Kalewu67214/
Kolowu6711/
Kolavu671/
Caillovut671/

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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 Kalovu
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