Nlula Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nlula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nlula Last Name Facts

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

Nlula occurs most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nlula live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 55 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 42 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Lula9127/
Nlutla911/
Nlulla911/
Nhlula911/
Nellula831/
Nlola8068/
Nlule802/
Nluli801/
Nellutla772,873/
Nillutla774/
Nellulla771/
Nelluila771/
Nhlola735/
Nloule731/
Nellutlla7110/
Nelluttla713/
Nelluli673/
Nhlauli671/
Nillola671/
Nllolla671/
Nellola671/
Nellulli6213/
Nellolla624/
Nehelule621/
Nillolla621/
Nlolo6088/
Nlole606/
Nhlilo551/
Nnloli551/
Nloole551/
Nhlolo551/
Nelloly501/
Nilloli501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nlula
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