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
Mghalu (Marathi: घळु) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mghalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mghalu is the 675,256th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghalu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 105 people.
The surname Mghalu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 104,716. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 0 percent are found.
Mghalu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying 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
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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 Mghalu
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