Lulu Surname

10,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Lulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,1321:6,4461,025
DR Congo10,6851:6,914838
Egypt9,0301:10,1811,216
Tanzania6,4391:8,2221,071
Philippines2,9301:34,5525,212
Indonesia2,3621:55,9906,193
Nigeria9471:187,05711,356
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Uganda7661:50,9656,162
Kenya6561:70,3966,671
Papua New Guinea5661:14,4061,377
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Jordan4291:20,6123,022
Brazil4051:528,57919,815
Vanuatu3931:670148
Israel3541:24,1743,562
Solomon Islands3191:1,818137
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
India1851:4,146,299111,116
Russia1831:787,55864,939
United Arab Emirates1731:52,9615,229
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
China1161:11,787,255710
Taiwan1161:202,1101,741
France1021:651,20384,246
Portugal941:110,8325,195
England631:884,41445,970
Afghanistan581:554,3656,714
Canada571:646,41452,764
Iran541:1,421,89957,683
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Angola361:749,7002,649
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Australia311:870,82953,581
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Guam81:20,0153,029
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Maldives81:50,5222,455
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Oman51:737,5946,889
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Lulú (14), Lülü (72) & Lúlú (2) are calculated separately.

Lulu (140,335) may also be a first name.

Lulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lulu (Georgian: ლულუ, Hindi: लूलू, Marathi: लुलु, Oriya: ଲୁଲୁ, Russian: Лулу, Tibetan: ལུ་ལུ།) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Lulú, Lülü or Lúlú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,202nd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 131,999 people. Lulu is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Lulu are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 7,456th most numerous first name globally, borne by 140,335 people.

The last name Lulu is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 15,132 people, or 1 in 6,446. Excluding Ethiopia this surname occurs in 120 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.

Lulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lulu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lulu last name grew 2,354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lulu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lulu last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (88%) in Kenya and Christian (65%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Lulu surname are 14.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lulu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.5% less than the national average, earning R 134,268 per year; in United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $48,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lulú9214/
Lulut89753/
Lulus89536/
Laulu89467/
Liulu89277/
Luliu89269/
Lulud89131/
Lullu89114/
Loulu8980/
Luluy8979/
Luilu8949/
Lului8943/
Luluh8922/
Leulu8920/
Luulu897/
Lu'lu896/
Lulau895/
Hlulu894/
Lulou893/
Luluz892/
Lulup892/
Luhlu891/
Lyulu891/
Luluj891/
Luelu891/
Luluu891/
Lülü8372/
Lúlú832/
Loulou807,731/
Laulau80296/
Liuliu80203/
Lyulyu80118/
Leuleu8065/
Lahulu8045/
Luslus8026/
Luuluu8021/
Lullau8012/
Lulușa804/
Lulius803/
Lhulhu803/
Lullus803/
Lulush802/
Laulou801/
Lluluy801/
Lulluh801/
Louliu801/
Louluy801/
Luilui801/
Luhluh801/
Laulus800/
Llulluy73183/
Louloux7379/
Laulhau7330/
Louloup7323/
Loulous7317/
Loullou7311/
Louloud733/
Loulout732/
Loulouh731/
Hlulaus731/
Loulush731/
Leuleux731/
Loulouz731/
Lluiluy731/
Hloulou731/
Lulho6739/
Llaullau6730/
Loulouch674/
Luloo672/
Loulouha671/
Lucellau671/
Leulleux671/
Lulús671/
Luloe671/

Lulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lulu in the Georgian language
ლულუlulu-
Lulu in the Tibetan language
ལུ་ལུ།lulu-
Lulu in the Oriya language
ଲୁଲୁlulu96.97
ଲୁଳୁlulu0.93
ଲୁଲୂlulu0.23
ଳୁଲୁlulu0.12
ଲିଲୁlilu0.12
ଲାଲୁlalu0.12
ନୁଲୁnulu0.12
Lulu in the Hindi language
लूलूlulu80.43
लुलूlulu9.78
लुलुlulu8.7
लूलुlulu1.09
Lulu in the Marathi language
लुलुlulu67.02
लूलूlulu18.09
लुलूlulu12.77
लूलुlulu2.13
Lulu in the Russian language
Лулуlulu-

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