The Kalu or The Kanu is both a surname and a given name for male child in Igbo or Ibo land located in the eastern part of Nigeria. Among the Igbo people it refers to the traditional Igbo god of thunder and lightning, Kamanu or Kamalu, which was then shortened to Kanu. In the Newar community of Nepal this term is used as the surname for the tribal caste under "Shrestha" Community.
- Ikechukwu Kalu, Nigerian footballer
- Kalu Idika Kalu, Nigerian politician and former minister of finance
- Joshua Kalu, Nigerian-American football player
- Maxwell Kalu, Nigerian footballer
- Orji Uzor Kalu, Nigerian politician
- Kalu Rinpoche (1905–1989), Tibetan Buddhist
- Nnamdi Kanu the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra
- Kanu Ogbonnaya, Nigerian Biker
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Kalu
- All pages with titles containing Kalu
- Kalu (disambiguation)
- Kallu (name)
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