Pulula Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pulula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Lesotho811:25,0935,019
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Pulula (19) may also be a first name.

Pulula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulula (Tibetan: པུ་ལུ་ལ།) occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. Pulula is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Pulula live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pulula is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Pulula occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Pulula Last Name Statistics demography

Pulula earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning R 138,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phulula9297/
Pullula9226/
Pulgula9215/
Pulyula923/
Pulutla923/
Puluela921/
Pululla921/
Pullutla869/
Paululat863/
Pullulla861/
Pulliula861/
Pululo831,784/
Pilula83197/
Pulola8318/
Pulila8317/
Polula836/
Pulule832/
Pululy831/
Pulusella801/
Pullola77171/
Pulolla7755/
Pullila7728/
Pululio7716/
Pulluli771/
Pulilia771/
Piluula771/
Polulla771/
Polulah771/
Puelila771/
Pullolla7171/
Poulouli7148/
Poluliah7112/
Polulyah719/
Pulluelo714/
Polulaha713/
Pululich711/
Poullola711/
Pulullio711/
Polola67331/
Poluli67166/
Pouloulis6732/
Pilila6720/
Pouloulou675/
Pulilo675/
Polóla671/

Pulula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulula in the Tibetan language
པུ་ལུ་ལ།pulula-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pulula
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