Igulu Surname

191,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Igulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,6631:23,4753,382
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Tanzania1931:274,30921,578
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Namibia641:37,6475,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Igulu (63) may also be a first name.

Igulu Last Name Facts

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

Igulu (Oriya: ଇଗୁଲୁ) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Igulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 191,038th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Igulu reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Igulu is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,663 people, or 1 in 23,475. In Uganda Igulu is most prevalent in: Mayuge District, where 37 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 28 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingulu91258/
Jigulu91116/
Iguulu9123/
Higulu915/
Iggulu912/
Gigulu911/
Igullu911/
Gingulu8322/
Igoulou832/
Yingulu831/
Ugulu80406/
Egulu80143/
Igolu8054/
Ingoulou7772/
Jigoulou771/
Engulu731,344/
Ughulu73595/
Uugulu73411/
Aygulu7332/
Egulau7318/
Uygulu7315/
Hugulu7314/
Yogulu7314/
Aigilu739/
Eguluz737/
Egulus736/
Hegulu733/
Igoolu732/
Eguleu732/
Egullu731/
Ugullu731/
Uggulu731/
Gaygulu6730/
Engullu6713/
Engulau6711/
Eguíluz678/
Egoulou677/
Uggullu671/

Igulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igulu in the Oriya language
ଇଗୁଲୁigulu-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Igulu
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