Mulalu Surname

244,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulalu Surname Definition:

Mulalu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sand snake.

Mulalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7161:22,1372,405
DR Congo6841:108,01111,961
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mulalu (179) may also be a first name.

Mulalu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulalu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sand snake.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulalu (Hindi: मूललू, Marathi: मुलालु, Oriya: ମୂଲାଲୁ) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mulalu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 244,182nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,465,408 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mulalu live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mulalu is also the 681,368th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 179 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 716 people, or 1 in 22,137. In Zambia Mulalu is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 58 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 11 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zambia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Mulalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulyalu925/
Moulalu925/
Maulalu923/
Mulaulu921/
Mulaalu921/
Mulallu921/
Mullaliu86350/
Moulalou8612/
Mulaaliu861/
Mulaulau861/
Mullyalu861/
Mulal'us861/
Mulelu831,014/
Mulolu83150/
Milalu8384/
Molalu8310/
Mullaaliu8028/
Moulalouh804/
Mullalliu803/
Muthlyalu801/
Muleelu779/
Milaliu775/
Mullolu774/
Milailu772/
Molalou771/
Mollalu771/
Muleleu771/
Mulollu771/
Mulllalliu751/
Mollalou711/
Moulelou711/
Mulgollu711/
Milolu67349/
Mololu6713/
Mouloulou6711/
Milelu676/
Mollaaliu674/

Mulalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulalu in the Oriya language
ମୂଲାଲୁmulalu-
Mulalu in the Hindi language
मूललूmulalu50
मुललूmulalu50
Mulalu in the Marathi language
मुलालुmulalu50
मुललुmulalu33.33
मूलालूmulalu16.67

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