Rumula Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Rumula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rumula (37) may also be a first name.

Rumula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rumula (Oriya: ରୁମୁଲା) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Rumula are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 91 percent live and Western Highlands, where 9 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumulla9217/
Rumutla921/
Raumula921/
Roumula921/
Rumuly83120/
Rumuli83106/
Rumila8357/
Rumola8350/
Romula8347/
Rimula8341/
Rumule837/
Rumulo835/
Ruhmullah802/
Rahumulla801/
Rumilah77299/
Rommula7767/
Rumilia779/
Rumauli774/
Raumila774/
Rummola774/
Romulia772/
Rumulis771/
Rumolla771/
Romulah771/
Rumuler770/
Rumulos770/
Rumuller7122/
Rummolla7114/
Raumolia711/
Romulo678,409/
Rumolo67604/
Romola67389/
Rusmaully67291/
Rómulo6768/
Rimulo6764/
Romuli6750/
Romule6750/
Rimaullah6741/
Reumuller675/
Rimila674/
Romulê671/
Rhimullah671/
Rumole671/
Romuly670/

Rumula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumula in the Oriya language
ରୁମୁଲାrumula90.91
ରୁମୁଳାrumula9.09

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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
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  • 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 Rumula
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