Rulu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
India181:42,614,743461,117
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rulu (445) may also be a first name.

Rulu Last Name Facts

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

Rulu (Hindi: रूलू, Oriya: ରୁଲୁ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Rulu live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 406,288th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 445 people.

The surname Rulu is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Rulu is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 57 percent live and West New Britain, where 43 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Rulu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Rulu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rulu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.55% less than the national average, earning R 24,840 per year and in United States they earn 83.76% more than the national average, earning $79,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rulau8949/
Roulu8942/
Raulu8918/
Rullu8913/
Rhulu8912/
Rutlu896/
Ruslu892/
Rulut892/
Ruulu892/
Ruliu891/
Rulus890/
Roulou80300/
Ruslau8045/
Rahulu8027/
Raulus8014/
Rullut806/
Roulau804/
Rouleu803/
Raulau803/
Rulaud803/
Rulhlu802/
Rouslu802/
Rauleu801/
Routlu801/
Raulou801/
Raulup801/
Rulhou801/
Ruiluz801/
Raului801/
Rulius800/
Rolu7589/
Rilu7530/
Roulaud73468/
Rullaud73191/
Roulaux7392/
Rouleux7353/
Rouliau7319/
Rouylou7312/
Rulluth736/
Rhoulou734/
Rouylau731/
Roullou731/
Raulaus731/
Roulaut731/
Ruhlush731/
Ruhlaud730/
Ruslius730/
Rollu67169/
Roullaud67159/
Reuliaux67137/
Rușețelu6729/
Rulho6728/
Roullaux677/
Roluy676/
Rulló676/
Roulleux674/
Riluy674/
Roelu671/
Roolu671/
Rilui671/
Roulliau670/

Rulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rulu in the Oriya language
ରୁଲୁrulu92.5
ରୁଲୁାଇଁrulua'im3.33
ରୁଳୁrulu2.5
Rulu in the Hindi language
रूलूrulu66.67
रूलुrulu33.33

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