Pulu Surname

92,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Niue

Pulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,8951:69,7887,520
India9231:831,05736,905
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
Papua New Guinea4471:18,2411,836
Tonga3501:30769
Zambia2581:61,4345,541
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
American Samoa471:1,186177
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Niue71:23155
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nauru11:11,879452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Pülü (79) are calculated separately.

Pulu (4,021) may also be a first name.

Pulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulu (Bengali: পুলু, Georgian: ფულუ, Hindi: पुलू, Marathi: पुलु, Oriya: ପୁଲୁ, Tibetan: པུ་ལུ།) is found most in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant: Pülü. For other potential spellings of Pulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,961st most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,418,638 people. The last name Pulu occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Pulu are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 110,066th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 4,021 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,895 people, or 1 in 69,788. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 17 percent live and Maluku, where 13 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Pulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulu surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pulu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.48% less than the national average, earning R 79,656 per year and in United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pullu891,940/
Paulu89672/
Pulut89395/
Puslu89312/
Pfulu89280/
Pulau89179/
Phulu89157/
Poulu89146/
Pulgu89133/
Pulou89127/
Puluh8963/
Pulus8960/
Puluç8941/
Pulup8924/
Putlu8922/
Puliu8915/
Puluj8914/
Pulyu897/
Pului895/
Puhlu894/
Puleu891/
Pulux891/
Ppulu891/
Puulu891/
Pülü8379/
Paulus8067,652/
Poulou801,414/
Pahulu80539/
Poulus80296/
Pullut80203/
Paulou80119/
Pouleu8082/
Peuleu8068/
Pfuilu8048/
Phullu8044/
Paulau8043/
Putleu8030/
Pullus8022/
Pulyus8019/
Pueliu8017/
Pauluh8013/
Pullou8012/
Pulhuj8012/
Puslau809/
Pulius808/
Paulut808/
Pulluh806/
Pulaus806/
Pulush805/
Poulut805/
Pulhui805/
Pauulu804/
Paulux804/
Pulyut804/
Pohulu803/
Pulleu803/
Pulous802/
Phulus802/
Paullu802/
Pulluy801/
Paulud801/
Pauluj801/
Puliui801/
Pullgu801/
Putllu801/
Puttlu801/
Puullu801/
Pulahu801/
Phoulu801/
Phuulu801/
Pauluś801/
Pauleu801/
Puleus801/
Puluch801/
Puslus801/
Ppullu801/
Putlui801/
Puilou800/
Polu7510,855/
Pilu75894/
Puló757/
Pauleus733,032/
Paulhus731,231/
Paulius73572/
Paulusz73386/
Paullus73383/
Poulaud73154/
Pauluch7374/
Pauluth7374/
Paulaud7353/
Pouloux7343/
Poullou7339/
Pauluis7337/
Paulous7333/
Poulous7329/
Pulleux7322/
Paulaus7312/
Puliusz735/
Paulush735/
Phaulus735/
Pouleut734/
Phuluha734/
Putellu732/
Pullius732/
Poulius732/
Poulout732/
Pauluss732/
Paulutt732/
Pouylau732/
Paulguh731/
Poullus731/
Phuhlau731/
Pauleux731/
Paullau731/
Pauloup731/
Peulouh731/
Phulius731/
Pouleux731/
Paulouj731/
Pulhuha731/
Pulluis730/
Paulusch67351/
Piluy67338/
Paulů67248/
Pauló67238/
Pollu67227/
Puloo6786/
Poolu6749/
Pielu6724/
Polui6722/
Pouyllau6718/
Pilui6717/
Paullaux676/
Pihlu675/
Pholu674/
Pauliutė674/
Poluh673/
Philu673/
Puttellu672/
Paullaus672/
Poluy672/
Paullaud672/
Paulhaus671/
Paullius671/
Pulho671/
Piluu671/
Pàulo671/
Piluț671/
Pulló671/
Poluj671/
Poullous671/
Piluh671/
Peutlaud670/

Pulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulu in the Bengali language
পুলুpulu-
Pulu in the Oriya language
ପୁଲୁpulu96.62
ପୁଳୁpulu2.36
ପୁଲୂpulu0.68
Pulu in the Marathi language
पुलुpulu73.68
पुलूpulu15.79
पुळूpulu10.53
Pulu in the Hindi language
पुलूpulu62.96
पूलूpulu22.22
पुलुpulu14.81
Pulu in the Georgian language
ფულუpulu60
პულუpulu40
Pulu in the Tibetan language
པུ་ལུ།pulu28.57
སྤུ་ལུ།pulu28.57
པུ་ལུ་pulu14.29
སྤུ་ལོགས།pulok14.29
ཕུ་ལུ་pulu14.29

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