Nulu Surname

99,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Nulu Surname Definition:

Nulu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: pig.

Nulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,3491:176,37710,836
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Uganda511:765,47637,015
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Qatar281:84,2149,043
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Oman41:921,9937,313
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nulu (12,143) may also be a first name.

Nulu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nulu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: pig.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nulu (Hindi: नूलू, Marathi: नुलु, Oriya: ନୁଲୁ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nulu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,113th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,524,910 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nulu reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nulu is also the 53,724th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 12,143 people.

The surname Nulu is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 4,349 people, or 1 in 176,377. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 94 percent live, Telangana, where 4 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Nulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nulu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nulu last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Nulu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% less than the national average, earning $36,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngulu899,147/
Nulud891,586/
Naulu89472/
Nuulu89137/
Nullu8935/
Nulau8922/
Nhulu897/
Neulu896/
Nulyu894/
Nutlu893/
Nulus893/
Nulux891/
Nuslu891/
Nnulu891/
Noulu891/
Nuluu891/
Nahulu8094/
Ngului8054/
Neuleu8048/
Nouleu8035/
Ngullu8019/
Nulluy807/
Nulius805/
Nguluu804/
N'Gulu804/
Nullus802/
Noulou802/
Nusliu801/
Nuuluh801/
Ngulhu801/
Naulau801/
Nuluid801/
Nuullu801/
Naulus800/
Nilu753,765/
Nolu75136/
Ngoulou7315,747/
Nuslaut7315/
Gnoulou7314/
Nullius739/
Nouhlou737/
Noulaud733/
Naullau733/
Noolu67956/
Nollu67843/
N'Goulou6745/
Nnolu6716/
Niluh676/
Nielu673/
Ngouleuh672/
Ngnoulou671/
Ngoullou671/
Noluh671/
Nhilu671/
Nilui671/

Nulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nulu in the Hindi language
नूलूnulu-
Nulu in the Oriya language
ନୁଲୁnulu89.47
ନୂଲୁnulu5.26
ନୁଲୁାଇଁnulua'im5.26
Nulu in the Marathi language
नुलुnulu72.73
नुलूnulu18.18
नूलूnulu9.09

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