Gualu Surname
Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname
Gualu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Gualù (1) & Gualú (1) are calculated separately.
Gualu (1,087) may also be a first name.
Gualu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gualu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gualu (Marathi: गुआलू, Oriya: ଗୁଆଲୁ) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms: Gualù or Gualú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gualu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 292,829th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gualu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 242,116th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,087 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Bolivia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gualù | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gualú | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gualou | 91 | 15 | / |
| Gualiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gualouz | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gualout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kualu | 80 | 696 | / |
| Gbalu | 80 | 306 | / |
| Gwalu | 80 | 194 | / |
| Guolu | 80 | 167 | / |
| Gvalu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Guahlouz | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gualouhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guaalouz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guallous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guaillou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbalou | 73 | 2,555 | / |
| Guoliu | 73 | 344 | / |
| Kualuh | 73 | 46 | / |
| Nkualu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Gbaalu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Guolou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gualló | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qualiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qualeu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guallouch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gballou | 67 | 1,696 | / |
| Ghbalou | 67 | 449 | / |
| Gboulou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Qualliu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gbealou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbalhou | 67 | 3 | / |
Gualu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gualu in the Marathi language | ||
| गुआलू | gu'alu | - |
| Gualu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଆଲୁ | gu'alu | 71.88 |
| ଗୁଆଳୁ | gu'alu | 26.04 |
| ଗୁଅଲୁ | gu'alu | 1.04 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gualu
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