Nkulu Surname

1,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371,829 people bear this surname

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

Nkulu Surname User-submission:

Nkulu means 'great', 'elder'.

Nkulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo367,6891:2018
Equatorial Guinea3,1861:35675
Tanzania5601:94,5399,423
Zambia1221:129,9179,695
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Nkulu (12,509) may also be a first name.

Nkulu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkulu means 'great', 'elder'.

- fnkulu

Nkulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkulu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,446th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,599 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkulu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 52,686th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 12,509 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 367,689 people, or 1 in 201. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Equatorial Guinea, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Nkulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nkulu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nkulu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.54% more than the national average, earning R 635,772 per year and in United States they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning $32,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kulu91891/
Nkuhlu91780/
Nkuelu9134/
Nkullu9127/
Nkuliu9121/
Nkuylu914/
Nkului914/
Nkkulu914/
Ngkulu912/
Nkhulu911/
Nkuilu911/
Nkuleu911/
Nkulyu911/
Nkoulu911/
Nkaulu911/
Nnkulu911/
Nkuluh911/
Nkoulou835,044/
Nkulu'a8334/
N'Koulu834/
Nkeuleu833/
Ngkaulu832/
N'Kulus831/
Nculu80135/
Nkolu80116/
Nkilu8056/
Nkoulouh771/
Nkoullou771/
N'Koulou771/
Ngculu731,028/
Ngkolu7391/
Nkielu7334/
N'Kilu7321/
Nqgulu731/
N'Kolu731/
Nkholu731/
Nqculu731/
Ncolu604/
Nkolou553/
Nkileu551/

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