Kamalu Surname

27,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kamalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,8851:11,1521,164
DR Congo3,0371:24,3263,060
India3241:2,367,48676,917
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Kenya571:810,17431,920
England391:1,428,66862,556
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kamalu (37,282) may also be a first name.

Kamalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamalu (Bengali: কমলু, Hindi: कमालू, Marathi: कमलु, Oriya: କମଳୁ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamalu is the 27,357th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 370,924 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamalu are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,554th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 37,282 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15,885 people, or 1 in 11,152. In Nigeria Kamalu is primarily found in: Kano, where 33 percent live, Imo, where 19 percent live and Bauchi, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Kamalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kamalu last name is chiefly Muslim (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kamalu surname are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kamalu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $44,848 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamalu in the Bengali language
কমলুkamalu-
Kamalu in the Oriya language
କମଳୁkamalu76.1
କମଲୁkamalu17.05
କାମାଲୁkamalu4.57
କମାଲୁkamalu0.63
କାମାଳୁkamalu0.3
କମଳkamala0.13
କାମଳୁkamalu0.13
କମଳୂkamalu0.13
କାମଲୁkamalu0.13
କମଲୂkamalu0.08
କାମାରାଜୁkamaraju0.04
ଅମନାତୁamanatu0.04
ବିକାମାଲୁbikamalu0.04
କାମାଲୂkamalu0.04
କମୁଳୁkamulu0.04
କୁମୁଲୁkumulu0.04
କମଲାkamala0.04
କମାଳୁkamalu0.04
କାେମkaema0.04
Kamalu in the Marathi language
कमलुkamalu51.24
कमळूkamalu21.57
कमळुkamalu6.52
कमालुkamalu2.7
कामलुkamalu2.47
कमालूkamalu2.02
कमलूkamalu2.02
कामळूkamalu1.57
कमलkamala1.35
कामलूkamalu1.12
कामाळूkamalu0.67
कमळkamala0.67
कामळुkamalu0.67
कमाळूkamalu0.67
कडाळीkadali0.45
कामालुkamalu0.45
कमकूkamaku0.22
कमळाkamala0.22
कमळयाkamalaya0.22
जकमलुjakamalu0.22
कवलुkavalu0.22
कावळेkavale0.22
कमबुkamabu0.22
वसलूvasalu0.22
कमतुkamatu0.22
Kamalu in the Hindi language
कमालूkamalu48.09
कमलूkamalu27.15
कमलुkamalu14.57
कमालुkamalu9.39
कमतुkamatu0.24
कमलाkamala0.16
कामालूkamalu0.16
कामलूkamalu0.08
कमलुआkamalu'a0.08

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamalu
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