Pulo Surname

142,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0461:126,43312,729
India5351:1,433,76754,685
Papua New Guinea2931:27,8283,148
Malaysia2711:108,8357,329
Philippines1911:530,04360,758
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Solomon Islands891:6,517960
Bosnia and Herzegovina831:42,6075,763
Malta601:7,171476
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada411:898,67368,969
Albania341:85,7088,927
Greece271:410,36354,524
England231:2,422,52489,093
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Puló (7) are calculated separately.

Pulo (1,488) may also be a first name.

Pulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulo (Bengali: পুলো, Hindi: पुलो, Marathi: पुळो, Oriya: ପୁେଲା, Russian: Пуло, Tibetan: སྤུ་ལོ།) occurs most in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms: Puló. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,045th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,324,576 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Pulo reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 201,616th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 1,488 people.

Pulo is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,046 people, or 1 in 126,433. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 32 percent are found, North Maluku, where 19 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Pulo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pulo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pulo surname declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pulo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pulo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.47% less than the national average, earning R 124,836 per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $51,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puló927/
Paulo89492,160/
Pulgo892,638/
Poulo891,851/
Pullo891,496/
Pulot89370/
Pulod89307/
Puloh89289/
Phulo89221/
Pulou89127/
Pulio89125/
Pulop89103/
Puloo8986/
Puilo8946/
Puloy8936/
Pulyo8935/
Puelo8930/
Puhlo8920/
Puloa898/
Puluo897/
Puloj894/
Puylo892/
Pulho891/
Peulo891/
Pàulo891/
Puloi891/
Paulos8030,028/
Poulou801,414/
Paullo801,159/
Pullos80506/
Poulot80427/
Poullo80219/
Paulot80180/
Puglio80133/
Paulio80121/
Paulou80119/
Pauloz80108/
Pulloh8097/
Puloch8095/
Peulot8055/
Pahulo8036/
Pauloo8034/
Pullio8027/
Pulios8024/
Poulio8024/
Phulio8024/
Putlop8024/
Phullo8022/
Pullot8021/
Pauloi8017/
Pullou8012/
Phulyo8011/
Pulhoš806/
Pullod805/
Pullop805/
Puliod805/
Puliot804/
Pauloa804/
Pauloh804/
Phuelo804/
Paulod804/
Pulloa803/
Pouloh803/
Pulous802/
Peullo802/
Pauloj802/
Pauloy802/
Putloo802/
Poulho802/
Pulloj801/
Pueloo801/
Pujlos801/
Puelho801/
Pulhos801/
Puluos801/
Pulyos801/
Putlos801/
Pouloi801/
Pouloy801/
Bpoulo801/
Pulloz801/
Paulop801/
Pouloo801/
Phuloo801/
Pauluo801/
Puilou800/
Polo75172,919/
Pula7512,761/
Pilo7510,544/
Pólo7535/
Pouliot7313,128/
Poulios733,021/
Pucillo731,705/
Poullos73429/
Poullot73219/
Pucello73168/
Pusillo73155/
Pouloux7343/
Poullou7339/
Paulous7333/
Poulous7329/
Pauliot7318/
Putillo7314/
Phauloz7314/
Paulios7313/
Pauloos7311/
Paullos739/
Poulosh736/
Pusello735/
D'Pulos733/
Pulloch733/
Pouloit733/
D'Paulo733/
Pulloss732/
Poulout732/
Pullyos732/
Pulloth731/
Putello731/
Puggilo731/
Poulois731/
Pouloss731/
Phulloo731/
Pauliop731/
Paullio731/
Paulott731/
Pauloup731/
Peulohe731/
Peulouh731/
Puliocz731/
Pouluot731/
Phulyod731/
Pullott730/
Pulliot730/
Paula6749,977/
Pulla6716,528/
Pulat679,451/
Pholo679,194/
Pulga675,045/
Pollo674,658/
Phula673,398/
Philo672,853/
Putla672,592/
Polio672,463/
Pulad671,527/
Pulya671,056/
Pulia67822/
Piloy67651/
Peula67500/
Poolo67482/
Poula67368/
Pulaş67350/
Puila67280/
Pulas67279/
Puula67271/
Pauló67238/
Puela67235/
Pulah67230/
Polyo67200/
Poloy67192/
Pulau67179/
Poloi67126/
Polou67122/
Poloa67118/
Pilio6787/
Pihlo6775/
Pulap6774/
Poelo6774/
Puggillo6766/
Poulliot6765/
Pielo6760/
Polho6747/
Piloh6742/
Ppula6735/
Pusla6730/
Poluo6730/
Piloo6730/
Pouliott6728/
Puhla6726/
Pulaa6725/
Poloj6718/
Pulha6717/
Poullott6716/
Poloo6712/
Piloi679/
Puisello675/
Puyla674/
Pulatowa674/
Puchillo673/
Paullodh673/
Paulglio671/
Pauloosh671/
Paulóová671/
Puleu671/
Puchello671/
Pujla671/
Pouhliot671/
Póllo671/
Pausillo671/
Pauło671/
Pulaz671/
Pulló671/
Pussello671/
Poullous671/
Paulloos670/
Pauliott670/

Pulo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulo in the Bengali language
পুলোpulo-
Pulo in the Marathi language
पुळोpulo93.88
पूळोpulo4.74
पुलोpulo1.12
पूलोpulo0.25
Pulo in the Hindi language
पुलोpulo66.67
पूलोpulo33.33
Pulo in the Oriya language
ପୁେଲାpuela66.67
ଫୁଲphula33.33
Pulo in the Tibetan language
སྤུ་ལོ།pulo40
པུ་ལོ།pulo20
པུ་ལུ།pulu20
སྤུ་ལོག་pulok20
Pulo in the Russian language
Пулоpulo-

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