Phulu Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India801:9,588,317188,446
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Guyana51:152,4449,017
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phulu (5,881) may also be a first name.

Phulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phulu (Hindi: फुलुआ, Marathi: फुलू, Oriya: ଫୁଲୁ, Tibetan: ཕུ་ལུ།) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Phulu reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Phulu is also the 86,830th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 5,881 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India it is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Odisha, where 31 percent are found and West Bengal, where 13 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahulu91539/
Phullu9144/
Pohulu913/
Phulus912/
Phoulu911/
Phuulu911/
Pulu895,137/
Phaulus835/
Phuluha834/
Phuhlau831/
Phulius831/
Pullu801,940/
Paulu80672/
Pulut80395/
Puslu80312/
Pfulu80280/
Pulau80179/
Poulu80146/
Pulgu80133/
Pulou80127/
Puluh8063/
Pulus8060/
Puluç8041/
Pulup8024/
Putlu8022/
Puliu8015/
Puluj8014/
Pulyu807/
Pului805/
Pihlu805/
Pholu804/
Puhlu804/
Fhulu803/
Philu803/
Puleu801/
Pulux801/
Ppulu801/
Puulu801/
Paulus7367,652/
Poulou731,414/
Poulus73296/
Pullut73203/
Paulou73119/
Pouleu7382/
Peuleu7368/
Pfuilu7348/
Paulau7343/
Putleu7330/
Pullus7322/
Pulyus7319/
Pueliu7317/
Pauluh7313/
Pullou7312/
Puslau739/
Pulius738/
Paulut738/
Pulluh736/
Pulaus736/
Pulush735/
Poulut735/
Pauulu734/
Paulux734/
Pulyut734/
Pulleu733/
Pulous732/
Paullu732/
Pulluy731/
Paulud731/
Pauluj731/
Puliui731/
Pullgu731/
Putllu731/
Puttlu731/
Puullu731/
Pauluś731/
Pauleu731/
Phollu731/
Puleus731/
Puluch731/
Puslus731/
Ppullu731/
Phuloo731/
Putlui731/
Puilou730/
Poehlu730/
Peheoulou718/
Pauhoulou711/
Polu6710,855/
Fulu673,548/
Pauleus673,032/
Vulu671,315/
Pilu67894/
Paulius67572/
Paulusz67386/
Paullus67383/
Poulaud67154/
Pauluch6774/
Pauluth6774/
Paulaud6753/
Pouloux6743/
Poullou6739/
Pauluis6737/
Paulous6733/
Poulous6729/
Pulleux6722/
Paulaus6712/
Puló677/
Puliusz675/
Paulush675/
Pouleut674/
Putellu672/
Pullius672/
Poulius672/
Poulout672/
Pauluss672/
Paulutt672/
Pouylau672/
Paulguh671/
Poullus671/
Phulloo671/
Pauleux671/
Paullau671/
Pauloup671/
Peulouh671/
Pouleux671/
Paulouj671/
Pulluis670/

Phulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phulu in the Marathi language
फुलूphulu-
Phulu in the Oriya language
ଫୁଲୁphulu89.08
ଫୂଲୁphulu5.17
ଫୁଳୁphulu1.72
ଫୁଲୂphulu1.15
ଫୂଳୁphulu1.15
କୁନୁkunu0.57
ଫୂଲୂphulu0.57
ପୁଲୁpulu0.57
Phulu in the Tibetan language
ཕུ་ལུ།pulu50
ཕུ་ལུ་pulu50
Phulu in the Hindi language
फुलुआphulu'a31.25
फुलूphulu20.83
फुलुphulu20.83
फूलूphulu20.83
फुलूआphulu'a6.25

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