Maalu Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Maalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Maalu (136) may also be a first name.
Maalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maalu (Hindi: माालू, Marathi: मालू, Oriya: ମାଆଲୁ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,465,390th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Maalu are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 136 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Other than The DR Congo Maalu occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maalu in the Hindi language | ||
| माालू | maalu | - |
| Maalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଆଲୁ | ma'alu | - |
| Maalu in the Marathi language | ||
| मालू | malu | 88.89 |
| मालु | malu | 11.11 |
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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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- 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 Maalu
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