Malu Surname

7,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Malu Surname Definition:

Malu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: clouds.

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Malu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo58,7421:1,258112
India8,3811:91,5246,069
Nigeria1,8131:97,7076,675
Papua New Guinea8611:9,470767
Indonesia8201:161,28015,731
Kenya6531:70,7206,689
Italy3201:191,11527,983
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774
Zambia971:163,40111,461
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Nepal801:356,0123,777
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Moldova421:84,79410,674
Taiwan371:633,6424,637
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England281:1,989,93178,001
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France131:5,109,440259,941
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Oman41:921,9937,313
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

The Malu surname means 'bad' in Sardinian. It comes from Latin malus.

- alemal

Malu Last Name Facts

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

Malu (Bengali: মালু, Hindi: मालू, Marathi: मालु, Oriya: ମାଲୁ, Russian: Малу, Tibetan: མ་ལུ་) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Malú or Malü. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,741st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 99,398 people. The surname 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. Malu is also the 16,666th most common forename world-wide, held by 56,486 people.

Malu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 58,742 people, or 1 in 1,258. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Malu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malu last name increased 15,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Malu surname is primarily Christian (57%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Malu last name are 28.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.48% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malú9269/
Malü9215/
Malau8932,316/
Malou8922,135/
Mallu898,729/
Mailu894,720/
Malus891,613/
Malud89884/
Maleu89834/
Maulu89793/
Mhalu89628/
Maliu89576/
Malut89343/
Mgalu89299/
Maluu89156/
Maalu89145/
Maluh89122/
Maslu89105/
Malgu89100/
Malyu8996/
Matlu8982/
Maluy8979/
Malui8976/
Malup8943/
Malhu8926/
Maelu8922/
Maylu8913/
Mmalu8912/
Maluz8911/
Majlu898/
Mahlu896/
Malux896/
Mealu895/
Maluś892/
Maluj891/
Maluá891/
Maluț891/
Matlou8024,074/
Mailou802,884/
Mahalu802,063/
Maulud801,224/
Mallus801,144/
Mailau80683/
Mallou80624/
Maloud80513/
Malouh80468/
Mallau80467/
Maalou80391/
Malush80324/
Mahulu80285/
Maalhu80274/
Malaut80258/
Mahlou80249/
Malius80215/
Mahlau80196/
Maluch80184/
Mgallu80137/
Maullu80130/
Maleus80116/
Maslup80112/
Malaud80110/
Malleu80102/
Malout80101/
Malahu80101/
Maloux8097/
Maulau8084/
Maluhy8071/
Malous8065/
Mealus8062/
Maslou8056/
Malaus8050/
Malhou8049/
Maulus8045/
Maulut8038/
Hmalau8033/
Matlau8033/
Masliu8033/
Maelau8031/
Matlup8030/
Malhuz8026/
Maeliu8026/
Malheu8026/
Malgou8021/
Maillu8016/
Maylou8016/
Maalup8016/
Maluit8015/
Maulou8014/
Maslut8013/
Malliu8012/
Malluu8011/
Maslud8011/
Mallut8011/
Maeleu8010/
Mailus8010/
Matlus809/
Malhut809/
Malluh808/
Malhud808/
Maliau808/
Maluiy807/
Malhau807/
Matleu807/
Maylau806/
Mailiu806/
Matlyu805/
Mattlu805/
Matlui805/
Malyau805/
Masluj805/
Maãlou805/
Maalau804/
Malujh804/
Maslau804/
Maaleu804/
Maaluu804/
Mallgu803/
Maslus803/
Malouj803/
Malhus802/
Maluss802/
Malohu802/
Maluis802/
Maïlou802/
Malouš802/
Mhalau802/
Maliud801/
Majhlu801/
Mathlu801/
Maallu801/
Malutt801/
Maluui801/
Mallhu801/
Mallui801/
Maloup801/
Mhaalu801/
Mhallu801/
Mmallu801/
Maulhu801/
Mailuu801/
Majlup801/
Maliut801/
Malusz801/
Malouz801/
Mayliu801/
Mgaleu801/
Malust801/
Majlui801/
Mailuh801/
Mmatlu801/
Maylud801/
Mauliu801/
Maulup801/
Malauh801/
Maitlu801/
Maaluh801/
Malouy800/
Mealiu800/
Molu758,482/
Melu752,013/
Maló75104/
Malyuha732,349/
Maslouh731,633/
Maillou73415/
Mahlous73383/
Mallouh73380/
Malleus73198/
Mallous73148/
Matluch73114/
Maloush73110/
Mauloud73105/
Mailoud7394/
Mahlouz7388/
Malyush7381/
Malleux7375/
Mahluis7369/
Malujje7367/
Mailhou7359/
Maallou7354/
Mahlouj7353/
Mahalau7346/
Malhout7344/
Maluish7342/
Maulius7342/
Maeliau7339/
Mailliu7331/
Maillau7328/
Masluch7327/
Mahlouh7327/
Malhaus7326/
Malhous7323/
Mailleu7322/
Mailoux7319/
Matlliu7319/
Malheux7317/
Malouth7316/
Mallaud7316/
Mahalup7315/
Mahlout7313/
Mayloud7311/
Matloup7311/
Mahalou7311/
Maalous739/
Maluuth739/
Mahloud739/
Malloux737/
Mahlaut737/
Mahlhus737/
Maslous737/
Maylius736/
Malouha735/
Maaloud734/
Maylaux734/
Mallius734/
Mahlyui734/
Mahalui733/
Mahaalu733/
Mmaallu733/
Mallahu733/
Mailaus733/
Matlous733/
Mmatlou733/
Malouch733/
Malouss733/
Malyusz733/
Matlheu733/
Mhaslud732/
Maalaus732/
Mathleu732/
Maillus732/
Malauth732/
Maliaud732/
Maslout732/
Mathlou732/
Matlout732/
Maulliu732/
Mahallu731/
Masillu731/
Matellu731/
Mauluss731/
Maaallu731/
Maalout731/
Mallouj731/
Malluch731/
Malhoud731/
Mailahu731/
Maulous731/
Malloud731/
Matleus731/
Mauleus731/
Masloup731/
Matlaud731/
Maaliau731/
Maalouj731/
Maalust731/
Mailhau731/
Mailouy731/
Mahlleu731/
Malhaud731/
Malheud731/
Malauch731/
Malliau731/
Mallaut731/
Maliuha731/
Maluith731/
Matlouh731/
Maslush731/
Mattlou731/
Matloud731/
M'Ahlou731/
Mahlauh731/
Maullud731/
Maalouh731/
Mailhut730/
Mealaus730/
Maallus730/
Mealous730/
Mailloux679,460/
Muilu672,340/
Melau672,127/
Moluh672,029/
Molou671,844/
Maloo671,692/
Malho671,682/
Mollu67762/
Meleu67690/
Molus67466/
Molgu67403/
Mallouhy67334/
Mehlu67311/
Maslouhy67274/
Meelu67246/
Molau67206/
Maloe67186/
Maillaut67183/
Meliu67164/
Molud67118/
Moulu67115/
Macellus67115/
Mholu67110/
Malhó67104/
Maillaud6793/
Moleu6791/
Maloň6784/
Mahalyus6769/
Matellus6767/
Molup6756/
Motlu6755/
Moliu6752/
Moğlu6748/
Meluh6744/
Melui6735/
Meulu6733/
Maillaux6733/
Malão6729/
Molhu6723/
Molut6722/
Malúš6720/
Moolu6714/
Mallouch6714/
Moluz6714/
Mallü6712/
MacIllus6711/
Machillu6711/
Mmelu6711/
Mhelu679/
Mahalaut679/
Meilu678/
Mahaloud678/
Malůš677/
Moelu676/
Mailleue675/
Malúa675/
Mölau674/
Meluț674/
Malói674/
Molui673/
Maluhova673/
Maillous672/
Moslu672/
Maillouy672/
Maillouz672/
Mahalouz672/
Mailliau672/
Mahalaus671/
Mahlauth671/
Mahlouss671/
Mailhoux671/
Maylloux671/
Matthleu671/
Matyllup671/
Maslouhe671/
Melhu671/
Mhasludh671/
Moilu671/
Mathlout671/
Matellou671/
Masloush671/
Macelluz671/
Mahalleu671/
Mahloush671/
Malliaud671/
Mallauts671/
Mallouyi671/
Malló671/
Malúe671/
Moluj671/
Muolu671/
Mahlauhe671/
Molyu671/
Malyuhyi671/
Mallhous670/
Mahlhaus670/
Mailhaus670/
Mattlluh670/

Malu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malu in the Bengali language
মালুmalu95.98
মলুmalu4.02
Malu in the Oriya language
ମାଲୁmalu88.72
ମାଳୁmalu7.6
ମଲୁmalu2.41
ମାଲୂmalu0.25
ଇମାଲୁimalu0.13
ମଳୁmalu0.13
ମଲୂmalu0.13
Malu in the Tibetan language
མ་ལུ་malu66.67
རྨ་ལུ།malu33.33
Malu in the Hindi language
मालूmalu62.23
मालुmalu18.35
मलूmalu9.45
मलुआmalu'a4.63
मलुmalu4.54
माळूmalu0.37
माळुmalu0.07
मालाmala0.05
मल्लूmallu0.05
मलाmala0.02
मालोmalo0.02
Malu in the Marathi language
मालुmalu42.43
मालूmalu41.64
मलूmalu3.72
मलुmalu3.59
मळूmalu2.33
माळुmalu2.11
मळुmalu2.08
माळूmalu1.88
माऴुmalu0.02
मालूुmaluu0.01
मालू़malu0.01
मालु़malu0.01
मालुुmaluu0
मलाmala0
मलmala0
माळाmala0
माळmala0
Malu in the Russian language
Малуmalu-

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