Kolu Surname
Approximately 4,852 people bear this surname
Kolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1,341 | 1:3,287 | 425 |
| India | 1,110 | 1:691,050 | 32,191 |
| Turkey | 739 | 1:105,306 | 9,079 |
| Finland | 646 | 1:8,509 | 1,325 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 209 | 1:39,013 | 4,711 |
| Indonesia | 197 | 1:671,316 | 52,436 |
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Kõlu (60) are calculated separately.
Kolu (3,144) may also be a first name.
Kolu Demographics
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Kolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kolu (Hindi: कोलू, Marathi: कोलू, Oriya: େକାଲୁ) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kõlu. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kolu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 97,767th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,501,967 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Kolu are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Kolu is also the 128,323rd most widespread forename globally, held by 3,144 people.
This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 1,341 people, or 1 in 3,287. In Liberia Kolu is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 84 percent live, Montserrado County, where 10 percent live and Nimba County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Liberia this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Turkey, where 15 percent live.
Kolu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kolu last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kolu surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kolu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.46% more than the national average, earning $52,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,499 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolu in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଲୁ | ekalu | 85.71 |
| େକାଳୁ | ekalu | 14.29 |
| Kolu in the Hindi language | ||
| कोलू | kolu | 52.31 |
| कोलु | kolu | 47.69 |
| Kolu in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलू | kolu | 47.14 |
| कोलु | kolu | 42.92 |
| कोळु | kolu | 5.27 |
| कोळू | kolu | 4.07 |
| कोळीु | koliu | 0.6 |
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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
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- 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 Kolu
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