Sulula Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sulula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sulula (16) may also be a first name.

Sulula Last Name Facts

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

Sulula occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Sulula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sulula reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Sulula is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Sulula is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 36 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sululia92108/
Shulula9251/
Sgulula925/
Saulula925/
Sullula921/
Shuulula8640/
Sulgulia861/
Sulola83691/
Sulila83619/
Solula83139/
Sululo8310/
Sululi836/
Culula834/
Zulula831/
Saulullah804,076/
Shilula77304/
Chulula77245/
Suelila77241/
Sulilah7775/
Sullola777/
Saulila775/
Saululi775/
Sulaule772/
Jululah771/
Suilila771/
Sulolla771/
Soulila771/
Shululi771/
Soloula771/
Suhluli771/
Zululia771/
Shillula715/
Sullulli713/
Soulouli712/
Shilaula711/
Jullulla711/
Shollula711/
Soulhila711/
Ssuleule711/
Sulollai711/
Solola672,023/
Sulilo6749/
Zulila6711/
Sulole678/
Souloulis674/
Zolula672/
Sulolo672/
Solule672/
Cululo671/
Zulola671/
Djouloula671/
Zulule671/
Solulo671/

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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 Sulula
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