Kalu (also Kanu) is a common Igbo surname. It is a contraction of Kamalu (also Kamanu), which is the name for Amadioha, the god of lightning and justice, in the Arochukwu, Bende, and Ohafia regions. Given name Kalu Rinpoche (1905–1989), Tibetan Buddhist Notable people with this surname Ikechukwu Kalu, Nigerian footballer Kalu Idika Kalu, Nigerian politician and former minister of finance Joshua Kalu, Nigerian-American football player Maxwell Kalu, Nigerian footballer Nnena Kalu, British-Nigerian artist Orji Uzor Kalu, Nigerian politician Samuel Kalu, Nigerian footballer Nnamdi Kanu, British political activist and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra
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Kallu (name)
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