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

The last name Qulu is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qulu is the 182,935th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,138,478 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Qulu live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,615th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,875 people.

The last name Qulu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,232 people, or 1 in 24,273. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

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/

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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
  • 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
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