Klu Surname
Approximately 17,734 people bear this surname
Klu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 13,300 | 1:2,032 | 336 |
| Togo | 3,990 | 1:1,816 | 207 |
| Cambodia | 101 | 1:153,338 | 2,760 |
| Afghanistan | 98 | 1:328,094 | 5,053 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Klu (1,166) may also be a first name.
Klu Demographics
Average Klu Salary in
United States
$49,435 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Klu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klu (Hindi: क्लू, Marathi: काळू) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,136th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 410,936 people. Klu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Klu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Klu is also the 232,644th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,166 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 13,300 people, or 1 in 2,032. Barring Ghana Klu exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 22 percent reside and Cambodia, where 1 percent reside.
Klu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Klu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klu last name expanded 642 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Klu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Klu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Klu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 235.95% more than the national average, earning R 798,348 per year and in United States they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $49,435 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klu in the Hindi language | ||
| क्लू | klu | - |
| Klu in the Marathi language | ||
| काळू | kalu | 50 |
| कलू | kalu | 25 |
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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 Klu
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