Kalu is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kalu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kalu

How popular is Kalu?

Kalu is common in Nigeria.

Kalu is ranked 1691 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kalus grew by 73.12662 per cent to 670 since 2000 and ranked 33941 after elevating 16745 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 92.09 85.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.03 7.24
White 2.24 3.62
Others 1.04 2.07
Kalu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 320741 people have been found who wears Kalu as their family name. Kalu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
1,650 Ethiopia7
46,707 New Zealand5
1,730 Democratic Republic of The Congo5
1,632 South Korea5
4,343 Bangladesh5
8,689 Pakistan4
26,321 Israel3
394 The Gambia3
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
8,995 Uganda2
40,256 Mexico2
5,217 Zambia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
28,083 Romania2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
3,437 Sudan2
7,299 Estonia2
24,460 Armenia1
90,903 Moldova1
7,292 Vietnam1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
30,360 Thailand1
174,544 Czech Republic1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
29,046 Japan1
20,172 Hungary1
692 Guinea1
42,479 Greece1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
25,721 Egypt1
12,741 Ecuador1
2,505 Congo1
4,249 Cambodia1
165,773 Belarus1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,196 Liberia1
4,942 Libya1
14,644 Tunisia1
472 Tonga1
77,122 Sweden1
624 Solomon Islands1
21,562 Portugal1
66,560 Philippines1
28,746 Algeria1
5,872 Namibia1
2,057 Myanmar1
16,283 Lithuania1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
6,551 Qatar39
37,591 Belgium37
28,564 Switzerland36
49,393 Netherlands35
246,777 Russia33
124,645 Ukraine30
70,042 Kazakhstan29
9,692 Ireland27
75,259 Australia22
3,546 Senegal21
18,457 Scotland20
4,083 Guyana19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
28,833 Spain88
45,171 Tanzania73
585 Iceland67
47,259 Canada66
11,471 Norway66
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Kalu:
2,690 Ivory Coast877
34,527 United States835
17,944 Indonesia650
10,560 South Africa603
20,699 Germany504
34,683 Brazil334
664 Gabon322
20,596 Poland286
22,396 Turkey245
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
10,151 Malaysia177
7,901 United Arab Emirates122
84,907 France110
12,545 Austria105
3,572 Kuwait104
Countries with thousands of Kalu:
54 Togo7,770
334 Benin5,038
2,152 Kenya2,668
972 Angola2,001
783 Nepal1,544
2,148 Ghana1,518
2,422 Cameroon1,487
5,921 England1,199
2,204 Sri Lanka1,174
Countries with ten thousands of Kalu:
1,756 India33,115
Countries with hundred thousands of Kalu:
57 Nigeria256,763
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Kalu Namesakes

  • Umeh Kalu, Legal practitioner
  • Addi Kaluppke, Musical artist
  • Ayub Kalule, Boxer
  • Maxwell Kalu, Soccer player
  • Ayub Kalule, Boxer
  • Anthonia C. Kalu, Author
  • Ayub Kalule, Boxer
  • Jorge Kalume, Politician
  • Bentley Kalu, Actor
  • Boban Kaludjer, Actor
  • In 2013, Joyce Kalu portrayed the role of Elizabeth in drama movie Palace of Sorrow 2.

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