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.
- alemalMalu Demographics
Average Malu Salary in
United States
$38,699 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malu (Bengali: মালু, Hindi: मालू, Marathi: मालु, Oriya: ମାଲୁ, Russian: Малу, Tibetan: མ་ལུ་) is most common in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant: Malú or Malü. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malu? popularity and diffusion
Malu is the 7,741st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 99,398 people. Malu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Malu live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 16,666th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 56,486 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 58,742 people, or 1 in 1,258. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists 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 carrying the Malu surname increased 15,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Malu surname is chiefly Christian (57%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Malu surname are 28.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.48% being registered with 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
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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