Napulu Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Napulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Napulu Last Name Facts

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

Napulu is most common in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napulu? popularity and diffusion

Napulu is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Napulu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naipulu9231/
Napulou9219/
Naphulu9215/
Napaulu923/
Napulouj861/
Napolu8316/
Nepulu839/
Napilu831/
Naipolu773/
Napollu771/
Naipoğlu7168/
Napulhão711/
Gnopoulou6711/
Nopolu671/
Napolão621/

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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 Napulu
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