Mulelu Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mulelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7881:68,7538,593
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England41:13,929,515290,718
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mulelu (20) may also be a first name.

Mulelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulelu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 357,784th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mulelu are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mulelu is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name in the world, held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 788 people, or 1 in 68,753. In South Africa Mulelu is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 74 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Mulelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mulelu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.37% less than the national average, earning R 184,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muleelu929/
Muleleu921/
Moulgelu861/
Moulelou861/
Mulalu831,632/
Molelu83183/
Mulolu83150/
Mulilu8382/
Milelu836/
Muslilu775/
Mullolu774/
Maulalu773/
Mulaalu771/
Mulallu771/
Mullilu771/
Mulollu771/
Molelyu771/
Mullaliu71350/
Moulalou7112/
Musliliu713/
Mulaaliu711/
Mullyalu711/
Moulilou711/
Milolu67349/
Milalu6784/
Mullaaliu6728/
Molilu6710/
Moulalouh674/
Mullalliu673/
Mulllalliu631/
Miloğlu6283/
Milailu622/

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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 Mulelu
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