Romulo Surname

59,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Romulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,0491:20,0512,469
Mexico1,7291:71,7913,174
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Colombia2321:205,9234,991
Brazil2111:1,014,57035,835
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Argentina1981:215,87617,783
Ecuador1781:89,3595,924
Cuba981:117,5793,270
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Rómulo (68), Rômulo (50), Rõmulo (2) & Ròmulo (1) are calculated separately.

Romulo (245,667) may also be a first name.

Romulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Romulo (Arabic: رومولو, Marathi: रोमुलो, Russian: Ромуло) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rómulo, Rômulo, Rõmulo or Ròmulo. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Romulo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Romulo is the 59,959th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 866,636 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Romulo are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,287th most widespread first name internationally, held by 245,667 people.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,049 people, or 1 in 20,051. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 36 percent live, National Capital Region, where 18 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Romulo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Romulo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romulo last name rose 8,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Romulo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Romulo last name are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Romulo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 53.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,104 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning $19,560,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.98% less than the national average, earning $43,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rómulo9468/
Rômulo9450/
Rõmulo942/
Ròmulo941/
Romullo9229/
Romulos9211/
Roomulo921/
Romulio921/
Romeulo921/
Romolo831,151/
Romula8347/
Romilo8318/
Ramulo8315/
Remulo838/
Rumulo835/
Rosmulloh8014/
Romilio77422/
Remullo77196/
Ramuloo7770/
Rommula7767/
Romilho7718/
Romulas7710/
Ramullo779/
Remulio775/
Romollo775/
Romulia772/
Ramuelo772/
Ramulos771/
Romielo771/
Romulah771/
Rotmula771/
Roumolo771/
Roumilo771/
Ramulho771/
Roumula771/
Rumulos770/
Rahmulyo718/
Rammutlo712/
Roemhilo712/
Remullio711/
Ramulloo711/
Ramilo6712,294/
Romila672,868/
Ramula671,761/
Rumolo67604/
Romola67389/
Ramolo67169/
Remula67162/
Romilă6770/
Rumula6717/
Remilo673/
Rámilo671/
Ramoulloo671/
Ramuhielo671/

Romulo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romulo in the Marathi language
रोमुलोromulo-
Romulo in the Russian language
Ромулоromulo-
Romulo in the Arabic language
رومولوrwmwlw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Romulo
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