Qulu Surname

182,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2321:24,2733,088
Azerbaijan491:196,9215,248
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Qulu (2,875) may also be a first name.

Qulu Last Name Facts

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

Qulu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Qulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 182,935th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,138,478 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Qulu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,615th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,875 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,232 people, or 1 in 24,273. In South Africa Qulu is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa Qulu exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Qulu Last Name Statistics demography

Qulu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.75% less than the national average, earning R 112,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqulu8950/
Qulup8912/
Quliu896/
Quclu891/
Qlu8616/
Qulaut8010/
Quillu801/
Ncqulu801/
Qlux752/
Qluj751/
Qclu751/
Qlui751/
Qlup751/
Qlut751/
Qhlu751/
Kqlu751/
Quillou7342/
Quelleu7334/
Quillaud67382/
Quelleux6772/
Quilloux6725/
Quillaux6715/
Quilleux673/
Quillout673/
Qlluh671/
Hqwlu671/
Quloo671/
Gqllu671/
Qellu671/
Quelloux671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Qulu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis