Kalú Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kalú Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kalu (242,949) & Kalù (1) are calculated separately.
Kalú (5) may also be a first name.
Kalú Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalú Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalú is most common in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant: Kalu or Kalù. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalú? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalú is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kalú reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 5 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Kalú is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 33 percent live, Pernambuco, where 33 percent live and São Paulo, where 33 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalu | 92 | 242,949 | / |
| Kalù | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kalúz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kahlúa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaló | 75 | 1,776 | / |
| Calú | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kalou | 67 | 12,737 | / |
| Kallu | 67 | 11,282 | / |
| Kalau | 67 | 6,656 | / |
| Kaulu | 67 | 6,457 | / |
| Kailu | 67 | 2,754 | / |
| Khalu | 67 | 2,001 | / |
| Kaloo | 67 | 1,877 | / |
| Kaliu | 67 | 783 | / |
| Kaluç | 67 | 637 | / |
| Kaloe | 67 | 635 | / |
| Kaleu | 67 | 593 | / |
| Kalló | 67 | 575 | / |
| Kaalu | 67 | 497 | / |
| Kalui | 67 | 450 | / |
| Kaluu | 67 | 382 | / |
| Kahlu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Kaluy | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kaluh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kaylu | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kalyu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kaluś | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kalgu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kalhu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaluš | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kahló | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kkalu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kealu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaluj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kajlu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqalu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kalú
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