Mavulu Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mavulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Namibia651:37,0685,192
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Mavulu (13) may also be a first name.

Mavulu Last Name Facts

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

Mavulu is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Mavulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mavulu live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Other than The DR Congo Mavulu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavullu9278/
Maavulu921/
Mavoulou8611/
Machvulu861/
Mabulu832,061/
Mawulu83440/
Mavilu83150/
Mabhulu77321/
Mabuilu77295/
Mampulu7776/
Mabulou7721/
Mmabulu7717/
Mabullu7713/
Mavillu776/
Mabuleu772/
Maibulu771/
Mabulhu771/
Mabuhlu771/
Maboulou711,325/
Mmeabulu712/
Mevoulou712/
Mabuluch711/
Mawoulou711/
Mawilu67374/
Mobulu67359/
Mewulu6718/
Movilu6716/
Mabolu6714/
Mawolu676/
Mouvoulou674/
Maswoulou671/
Mawouloud671/
Mowulu671/
Muiwulu6221/
Mompulu621/
Moboulou5722/
Moiboulu571/
Mewouleu571/
Moubolou571/
Mouboulou534/
Meiboulou531/
Motboulou531/
Mobolu5068/

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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 Mavulu
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