Malu Surname
Approximately 73,317 people bear this surname
Malu Surname Definition:
Malu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: clouds.
Read More About This SurnameMalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 58,742 | 1:1,258 | 112 |
| India | 8,381 | 1:91,524 | 6,069 |
| Nigeria | 1,813 | 1:97,707 | 6,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 861 | 1:9,470 | 767 |
| Indonesia | 820 | 1:161,280 | 15,731 |
| Kenya | 653 | 1:70,720 | 6,689 |
| Italy | 320 | 1:191,115 | 27,983 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| United States | 150 | 1:2,416,393 | 148,665 |
| South Africa | 147 | 1:368,556 | 33,364 |
| Tanzania | 133 | 1:398,057 | 28,212 |
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Zambia | 97 | 1:163,401 | 11,461 |
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Nepal | 80 | 1:356,012 | 3,777 |
| Solomon Islands | 62 | 1:9,355 | 1,591 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Moldova | 42 | 1:84,794 | 10,674 |
| Taiwan | 37 | 1:633,642 | 4,637 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Malú (69) & Malü (15) are calculated separately.
Malu (56,486) may also be a first name.
Malu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: clouds.
User-submitted Reference
The Malu surname means 'bad' in Sardinian. It comes from Latin malus.
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Malu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malu (Bengali: মালু, Hindi: मालू, Marathi: मालु, Oriya: ମାଲୁ, Russian: Малу, Tibetan: མ་ལུ་) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Malú or Malü. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,741st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 99,398 people. The last name Malu is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Malu are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 16,666th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 56,486 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 58,742 people, or 1 in 1,258. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Malu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Malu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malu surname grew 15,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Malu last name is predominantly Christian (57%) in Kenya.
In The United States Malu are 28.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.48% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Malu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning €14,547 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning R 170,196 per year; in United States they earn 10.31% less than the national average, earning $38,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning $39,200 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malu in the Bengali language | ||
| মালু | malu | 95.98 |
| মলু | malu | 4.02 |
| Malu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲୁ | malu | 88.72 |
| ମାଳୁ | malu | 7.6 |
| ମଲୁ | malu | 2.41 |
| ମାଲୂ | malu | 0.25 |
| ଇମାଲୁ | imalu | 0.13 |
| ମଳୁ | malu | 0.13 |
| ମଲୂ | malu | 0.13 |
| Malu in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་ལུ་ | malu | 66.67 |
| རྨ་ལུ། | malu | 33.33 |
| Malu in the Hindi language | ||
| मालू | malu | 62.23 |
| मालु | malu | 18.35 |
| मलू | malu | 9.45 |
| मलुआ | malu'a | 4.63 |
| मलु | malu | 4.54 |
| माळू | malu | 0.37 |
| माळु | malu | 0.07 |
| माला | mala | 0.05 |
| मल्लू | mallu | 0.05 |
| मला | mala | 0.02 |
| मालो | malo | 0.02 |
| Malu in the Marathi language | ||
| मालु | malu | 42.43 |
| मालू | malu | 41.64 |
| मलू | malu | 3.72 |
| मलु | malu | 3.59 |
| मळू | malu | 2.33 |
| माळु | malu | 2.11 |
| मळु | malu | 2.08 |
| माळू | malu | 1.88 |
| माऴु | malu | 0.02 |
| मालूु | maluu | 0.01 |
| मालू़ | malu | 0.01 |
| मालु़ | malu | 0.01 |
| मालुु | maluu | 0 |
| मला | mala | 0 |
| मल | mala | 0 |
| माळा | mala | 0 |
| माळ | mala | 0 |
| Malu in the Russian language | ||
| Малу | malu | - |
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