Lulama Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lulama Surname Definition:

Lulama is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a person who walks in a straight and upright manner.

Lulama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Lulama (37,160) may also be a first name.

Lulama Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lulama is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a person who walks in a straight and upright manner.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lulama Last Name Facts

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

Lulama (Oriya: ଲୁଲମା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lulama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Lulama occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lulama are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lulama is also the 23,613th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 37,160 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Excluding The DR Congo Lulama occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 27 percent are found.

Lulama Last Name Statistics demography

Lulama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.48% less than the national average, earning R 82,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liulama9211/
Laulama925/
Liulamga862/
Laulamai861/
Luliamma861/
Lilama83433/
Lulema8373/
Lolama8333/
Lulami8321/
Lulamo837/
Lulame832/
Lilamma7791/
Lolamai7784/
Lolamma7779/
Liliama7753/
Lilamai7711/
Luilamo778/
Lulgoma771/
Hlulami771/
Lilaema771/
Laulamo771/
Luleema771/
Lilamah771/
Loliama771/
Lluilema71604/
Liliamau7110/
Lluelema711/
Lilaamma711/
Lolaamma711/
Lilema67739/
Loloma67473/
Lolamo67247/
Lulemo6714/
Liloma675/
Lolame674/
Lulahamid671/
Lilamo671/

Lulama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lulama in the Oriya language
ଲୁଲମାlulama-

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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 Lulama
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