Kulapu Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kulapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Kulapu (55) may also be a first name.

Kulapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kulapu (Marathi: कुळपू) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulapu? popularity and diffusion

Kulapu is the 1,471,719th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Kulapu is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Kulapu are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 55 people.

Kulapu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 65,230. In Papua New Guinea Kulapu is most numerous in: Enga, where 90 percent are found and Hela, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuslapu924/
Kullapu923/
Koulapu921/
Kuslapuu8652/
Kullaput861/
Kolapu8338/
Kilapu839/
Kouliapou801/
Kollapu771,413/
Koelapu773/
Kolappu771/
Culapus771/
Kolyapu771/
Kholapu771/
Koulepou7110/
Kolopu67140/
Kilepu6789/
Khilaphau673/
Kilopu672/
Kolahappu671/
Caulepu621/
Colopu501/

Kulapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulapu in the Marathi language
कुळपूkulapu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kulapu
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