Fulu Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fulu Surname Definition:

Fulu is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: tortoise.

Fulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,1191:23,6872,983
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
India491:15,654,396253,566
Maldives421:9,623768
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
American Samoa191:2,935631
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Fulu (7,362) may also be a first name.

Fulu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fulu is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: tortoise.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Fulu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: tortoise.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Fulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fulu (Bengali: ফুলু, Hindi: फुलू, Oriya: ଫୁଲୁ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulu? popularity and diffusion

Fulu is the 127,803rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,053,987 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Fulu live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fulu is also the 75,059th most common given name globally It is held by 7,362 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,119 people, or 1 in 23,687. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 4 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Fulu Last Name Statistics demography

Fulu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.07% less than the national average, earning R 87,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulhu893,259/
Pfulu89280/
Fuilu89145/
Fulus89105/
Fullu89102/
Fuliu8978/
Fulau8921/
Foulu8912/
Faulu896/
Fhulu893/
Fulou891/
Fulud891/
Fulgu891/
Fuluh891/
Fulup891/
Foulou80117/
Pfuilu8048/
Faulus8037/
Feuleu8018/
Foullu809/
Foulut801/
Foulup801/
Fouleu801/
Fauliu801/
Fuleus801/
Fulous801/
Fuelau801/
Faulau801/
Fullus800/
Fulush800/
Vulu751,315/
Filu75126/
Folu7558/
Foulouj73137/
Fauliau7338/
Foulaux735/
Foulous735/
Fouleuh732/
Fuehlau732/
Foulouh732/
Foulgou731/
Foulouy731/
Faullus731/
Fuhlutt731/
Feullus731/
Fuslouy730/
Foullous67444/
Foulhoux67239/
Phulu67157/
Vulou6733/
Foluh6724/
Vullu6720/
Vulau6713/
Folui678/
Fulló678/
Vaulu673/
Foulloux673/
Fuloo673/
Follu672/
Filui672/
Fulho672/
Foluy671/
Foulault671/

Fulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fulu in the Oriya language
ଫୁଲୁphulu-
Fulu in the Bengali language
ফুলুphulu98.43
ফূলুphulu0.63
ফুলূphulu0.31
পুলুpulu0.31
ফুলোphulo0.31
Fulu in the Hindi language
फुलूphulu61.93
फूलूphulu28.43
फुलुphulu4.06
फूलुphulu2.54
फुल्ऊphulu0.51

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