Mghalu Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Mghalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 441 | 1:104,716 | 9,062 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Mghalu (105) may also be a first name.
Mghalu Demographics
Mghalu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mghalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mghalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mghalu (Marathi: घळु) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mghalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mghalu is the 675,256th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghalu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mghalu is also the 920,134th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 105 people.
The last name Mghalu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 104,716. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent live, Nairobi County, where 2 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 0 percent live.
Mghalu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mghalu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mghalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mghalu in the Marathi language | ||
| घळु | ghalu | - |
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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
- 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 Mghalu
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