Rulala Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rulala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Rulala Last Name Facts

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

Rulala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rulala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Rulala occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Rulala are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Rulala is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 756,309. In Tanzania Rulala is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 99 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rulaila9210/
Ruhlahla8629/
Rullaala863/
Ruslaila861/
Rulela837/
Rilala834/
Rolala833/
Rulali831/
Rolalla771/
Raulola771/
Raulela771/
Rullela771/
Ruslaili7112/
Rauhlalo711/
Rullales711/
Rilalo677/
Rulolo671/
Rhulole6221/
Rolalie621/
Rholali621/
Rolaylie576/
Rololo5032/
Rilela5012/
Rilelo502/
Rolola501/
Rilola501/

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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 Rulala
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