Lelu Surname

217,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,1281:117,24211,861
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
France1001:664,22785,408
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lélu (17) & Lelú (1) are calculated separately.

Lelu (2,510) may also be a first name.

Lelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lelu (Hindi: लेलू, Marathi: लेलु, Oriya: େଲଲୁ, Russian: Лелу) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lélu or Lelú. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lelu is the 217,892nd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,874,293 people. Lelu is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Lelu live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lelu is also the 147,280th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 2,510 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,128 people, or 1 in 117,242. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 93 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside and Central Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Lelu occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Lelu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lelu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lelu surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Lelu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.47% less than the national average, earning R 44,040 per year and in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lélu9217/
Lelú921/
Leleu8913,425/
Lelou89953/
Lelau89119/
Lelux8945/
Leilu8943/
Leelu8941/
Leulu8920/
Lelut8918/
Lelus8914/
Leluu8914/
Lealu898/
Laelu897/
Leylu897/
Leliu895/
Leluy894/
Leluj894/
Lelud892/
Loelu892/
Lehlu891/
Leluh891/
Lelui891/
Leluz891/
Leloup808,883/
Leloux80711/
Lehlou80456/
Leuleu8065/
Lelusz8056/
Letlou8055/
Legliu8043/
Leslau8036/
Letlau8035/
Leleup8025/
Leluch8022/
Leiliu8017/
Lelush8016/
Leylou8015/
Lelous8014/
Lelaus8012/
Lealou8012/
Lelhou8011/
Lelout806/
Leliuh805/
Lelius804/
Leeleu804/
Leeliu804/
Lelaux803/
Leelau802/
Lelahu802/
Letllu801/
Leleus801/
Leluis801/
Leelui801/
Lehleu801/
Leslus801/
Leslou801/
Leleut801/
Leluhs801/
Lelyus801/
Leelou801/
Lehluh801/
Laelou801/
Leilou801/
Lelaud800/
Lalu7528,979/
Lilu751,482/
Lolu75487/
Lylu752/
Leslous73813/
Lelouch73301/
Lehlous73136/
Lăeșelu7332/
Leilous7324/
Leleuch7324/
Leilouh7317/
Lehlouh732/
Leloupp732/
Lelyuha732/
Letlout731/
Lehtlou731/
Lelouhe731/
Litellu731/
Lesloup730/
Lallu671,980/
Liliu671,532/
Lalau671,425/
Laleu67807/
Lailu67359/
Lialu67281/
Lilou67194/
Hlalu67165/
Lolau67160/
Lilus67141/
Lilut6791/
Laluh6785/
Laliu6766/
Lalui6764/
Lilau6734/
Loleu6732/
Laalu6730/
Leilloux6722/
Lolyu6716/
Lylau6716/
Lollu6715/
Loliu6715/
Leloo6713/
Hlilu6713/
Lylui6711/
Lileu678/
Llalu677/
Leloe674/
Lolui674/
Liluz674/
Lhalu673/
Lislu672/
Lilud672/
Lelho672/
Laluy672/
Lélut672/
Lyliu671/
Letellus671/
Leillouh671/
Laylu671/
Lahlu671/
Lelão671/
Loluy671/
Lélou671/
Lesslous671/
Lilui670/

Lelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelu in the Marathi language
लेलुlelu80
लेलूlelu20
Lelu in the Oriya language
େଲଲୁelalu77.78
ଲିଲୁlilu11.11
େଲଳୁelalu11.11
Lelu in the Hindi language
लेलूlelu47.37
लीलूlilu31.58
लेलुlelu15.79
लिल्लूlillu5.26
Lelu in the Russian language
Лелуlelu-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lelu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis