Ngululu Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngululu Surname Definition:

Ngululu is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: the celebrations of women.

Ngululu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Zambia1031:153,88310,964
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngululu (15) may also be a first name.

Ngululu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngululu is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: the celebrations of women.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngululu Last Name Facts

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

Ngululu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ngululu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngululu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ngululu is the 945,594th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngululu reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ngululu is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Ngululu is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 55 percent live, Pwani Region, where 42 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gululu9215/
Nululu923/
Gullulu861/
Gulolu7714/
Golulu776/
Gouloulou758/
Nouloulou751/
Ghouloulou71170/
Gullolu7118/
Gollulu717/
Nullolu711/
Goulolu711/
Gullollu678/
Gollullu671/
Ngoloulou638/
Gulgulu5718/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngululu
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