Nolu Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
India261:29,502,515369,827
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nolu (127) may also be a first name.

Nolu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nolu (Arabic: ناولو, Hindi: नोलू, Marathi: ङोलु, Oriya: େନାଲୁ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nolu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Nolu reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Nolu is also the 825,494th most widespread first name internationally, held by 127 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 78 percent reside, Bougainville, where 6 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngolu893,101/
Noolu89956/
Nollu89843/
Nolau8944/
Nnolu8916/
Notlu899/
Noleu894/
Nolou892/
Noulu891/
Gnolu891/
Nuolu891/
Noliu891/
Noluh891/
Noluz891/
Noilu891/
Nolup890/
Gnolou802,102/
Nollau80502/
Ngolou8062/
Ngolau8060/
Noilou8058/
Nolius8036/
Ngolui8036/
Nouleu8035/
Ngoleu8022/
Ngoliu807/
Nolhus803/
Nolleu802/
Noulou802/
Ngollu801/
Notlau801/
Noollu801/
Noluis801/
Noluua801/
Noeliu801/
Nulu754,779/
Nalu752,213/
Nelu75423/
Ngoulou7315,747/
N'Golou7326/
Gnoulou7314/
Gnollou7313/
Nouhlou737/
Ngollou734/
Noulaud733/
Noilius731/
Noellou731/
Noilleu731/
Noëllou731/
Gnoloux731/
Ngulu679,147/
Ngalu677,759/
Nallu672,376/
Naluz671,704/
Nulud671,586/
Nalus67998/
Nalau67672/
Naulu67472/
Neelu67413/
Nalud67170/
Nuulu67137/
Nalut6790/
Nalui6781/
Nnalu6756/
N'Goulou6745/
Nullu6735/
Nalou6732/
Naalu6730/
Nulau6722/
Hnalu6718/
Neliu6713/
Naslu6710/
Natlu678/
Nhulu677/
Nhalu676/
Neulu676/
Naliu676/
Nelau676/
Naluu675/
Nulyu674/
Nnelu674/
Nalhu673/
Nulus673/
Nutlu673/
Neleu673/
Nalup673/
Ngouleuh672/
Naluh672/
Naleu672/
Nalux672/
Naelu671/
Nuslu671/
Nnulu671/
Nuluu671/
Nollauss671/
Naluś671/
Neluș671/
Ngoullou671/
Ngnoulou671/
Gnalu671/
Nulux671/
Noloe671/
Noloo671/

Nolu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nolu in the Hindi language
नोलूnolu-
Nolu in the Oriya language
େନାଲୁenalu-
Nolu in the Marathi language
ङोलुnolu-
Nolu in the Arabic language
ناولوnawlw-

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