Ngulu Surname

55,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ngulu Surname Definition:

Ngulu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: sweet potato.

Ngulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,8551:10,7771,329
Kenya7411:62,3216,066
Tanzania6231:84,9798,637
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Namibia1401:17,2103,052
Zambia941:168,61611,729
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Ngulu (654) may also be a first name.

Ngulu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngulu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: sweet potato.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngulu Last Name Facts

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

Ngulu (Russian: Нгулу) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngulu is the 55,509th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 796,714 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngulu live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 324,709th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 654 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,855 people, or 1 in 10,777. Excluding The DR Congo Ngulu is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.

Ngulu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ngulu earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning $43,381 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguulu9157/
Ngului9154/
Nggulu9129/
Ngullu9119/
N'Gulu914/
Nguluu914/
Ngulus912/
Nghulu912/
Ng'ulu912/
Ngulhu911/
Nqgulu911/
Nulu894,779/
Gulu892,141/
Ngoulou8315,747/
Ngouleu83520/
Ng'hulu83228/
Ningulu8324/
Nyngulu831/
Ngolu803,101/
Nulud801,586/
Gullu80682/
Ngilu80630/
Goulu80545/
Naulu80472/
Gulau80165/
Nuulu80137/
Ghulu8099/
Gulup8099/
Guliu8095/
Gului8081/
Guslu8055/
Nullu8035/
Gutlu8025/
Guluh8024/
Nulau8022/
Gaulu8019/
Gulou8019/
Gulut8018/
Gulus8017/
Gulhu8017/
Guluy8016/
Nhulu807/
Ggulu807/
Gulgu806/
Neulu806/
Gulyu805/
Guluu804/
Nulyu804/
Nulus803/
Nutlu803/
Guluz802/
Nuslu801/
Nnulu801/
Noulu801/
Nuluu801/
Guulu801/
Gulud801/
Nulux801/
Ngueuleu77166/
N'Goulou7745/
Nghoulou773/
Ngouleuh772/
Ngoullou771/
Ngoulouy771/
Ngnoulou771/
Ngingulu771/
Ngouloud771/
Nggilu73556/
Goulou73416/
Goulut73301/
Gulaus73188/
Nahulu7394/
Nguloo7393/
Gulius7388/
Ghullu7352/
Gouleu7350/
Neuleu7348/
Ngolui7336/
Nggolu7335/
Nouleu7335/
Guluis7331/
Goulus7324/
Ghulup7322/
Guslau7321/
Gulhuy7315/
Gulluz738/
Nulluy737/
Gaullu736/
Nulius735/
Ghuleu735/
Gaulus735/
Goullu734/
Gulush733/
Gulluy733/
Gullup732/
Gaulou732/
Ngholu732/
Noulou732/
Nullus732/
Nuullu731/
Ngollu731/
Gaulup731/
Gutllu731/
Guullu731/
Guutlu731/
Gullud731/
Gulluu731/
Goului731/
Nuluid731/
Naulau731/
N'Gilu731/
Nuuluh731/
Nusliu731/
Gaulau731/
Gaului731/
Gulleu731/
Gullus731/
Gullut731/
Guleud731/
Gulhou731/
Gahulu731/
Gulluh730/
Naulus730/
N'Ghoulou7168/
Ngoulhoud7163/
Golu673,444/
Nolu67136/
Gueulou67113/
Gullaud6781/
Goulaux6717/
Nuslaut6715/
Gaulaud6715/
Gnoulou6714/
Nullius679/
Ghoulou679/
Nouhlou677/
Goullou677/
Goulgou676/
Gouluch676/
Goulouh675/
Goulous674/
Goutlou673/
Guggilu673/
Naullau673/
Noulaud673/
Gueuleu673/
Gouloud672/
Gaulhou671/
Guttlau671/
Gullius671/
Gullyus671/
Gullouh671/
Gouloup671/
Gouloux671/
Gulliuz671/
Kghutlu671/
Guhlouz671/
Goulaut671/
Gullutt670/
Guslutt670/
Gulluth670/

Ngulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngulu in the Russian language
Нгулуngulu-

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