Umalu Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
India341:22,560,747316,052
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Umalu (1,549) may also be a first name.

Umalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umalu (Hindi: उमालू, Marathi: उमलू, Oriya: ଉମାଲୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name Umalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Umalu live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 196,936th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,549 people.

Umalu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Umalu is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 79 percent reside, Abia, where 7 percent reside and Kogi, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umealu9129/
Gumalu9110/
Umailu916/
Ummalu915/
Aumalu914/
Umallu913/
Umalau912/
Humalu911/
Umalut911/
Usmalu911/
Oumalou8335/
Usmailu8312/
Gummalu8311/
Oumaleu8311/
Ummaulu838/
Gumalau832/
Ujmalou831/
Ummailu831/
Aumalou831/
Imalu80470/
Umolu80342/
Omalu80251/
Umelu8061/
Gummallu7719/
Goumalou7715/
Heumaleu771/
Jimalu7354/
Himalu7317/
Omaleu7311/
Imalau738/
Imaliu737/
Omaulu734/
Umelou734/
Gumolu732/
Imaelu732/
Imallu731/
Imaulu731/
Imaluh731/
Ousmailou71138/
Ousmaãlou711/
Oumolou67845/
Hoomalu6751/
Homaleu6710/
Ousmaillou677/
Omalluy673/
Omallui672/
Humaloo671/
Ousmaailou671/
Humolud671/
Gumgolu671/

Umalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umalu in the Oriya language
ଉମାଲୁumalu88.24
ଉମାଳୁumalu5.88
ଉମାଲୁାଇଁumalua'im5.88
Umalu in the Marathi language
उमलूumalu57.14
उमलुumalu35.29
उमळूumalu3.36
उमालुumalu0.84
ुमालुumalu0.84
मनुmanu0.84
दमलूdamalu0.84
उमालूumalu0.84
Umalu in the Hindi language
उमालूumalu25
उमलूumalu25
ूमाळूumalu25
ुमलुumalu25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Umalu
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