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Where Does The Last Name Kalu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kalu (Bengali: কালু, Hindi: कालू, Marathi: काळू, Oriya: କାଳୁ, Russian: Калу, Tibetan: ཀ་ལུ་) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kalú or Kalù. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,256^th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,996 people. The last name Kalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kalu are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kalu is also the 2,532^nd most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 407,035 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 181,456 people, or 1 in 976. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 43 percent live, Imo, where 12 percent live and Anambra, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 101 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Kalu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kalu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kalu surname rose 91,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kalu surname is principally Christian (88%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kalu surname are 45.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.47% more than the national average, earning R 495,396 per year; in United States they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $52,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,022 CAD per year.