Kanalu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India281:27,395,192354,286
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kanalu (56) may also be a first name.

Kanalu Last Name Facts

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

Kanalu (Marathi: कनळू, Oriya: କାନାଲୁ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kanalu reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanalu is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 56 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Kanalu is most frequent in: Odisha, where 96 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangalu92915/
Kanaulu9233/
Kannalu9222/
Kanalus922/
Kanhalu921/
Kahnalu921/
Kanahulu868/
Kangallu863/
Kangalou861/
Kanalous861/
Canalu8325/
Konalu8317/
Kenalu837/
Kanolu837/
Kanelu832/
Kanoğlu771,029/
Canaliu7756/
Kanelou7730/
Kangolu7729/
Kannolu7716/
Kannelu778/
Kongalu773/
Kanhelu771/
Kanholu771/
Konatlu771/
Konnalu771/
Canalau771/
Canalus771/
Kannollu715/
Kaanoğlu715/
Kannelou714/
Konnallu713/
Kanehlou711/
Canalliu711/
Kotnaalu711/
Kongallu711/
Konaillu711/
Kaanollu711/
Kağanoğlu67173/
Canolu6726/
Kıcanoğlu6725/
Kanhoulou6722/
Kayınoğlu6718/
Konelu678/
Konolu674/
Kangoulou671/

Kanalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanalu in the Oriya language
କାନାଲୁkanalu80.65
କାନଲୁkanalu6.45
କନାଲୁkanalu6.45
କଣାଲୁkanalu3.23
କାନାଲୂkanalu3.23
Kanalu in the Marathi language
कनळूkanalu50
कनळुkanalu25
कानलुkanalu25

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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 Kanalu
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