Thulu Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Thulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India141:54,790,384527,769
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Thulu (1,137) may also be a first name.

Thulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thulu (Hindi: ठूलू, Marathi: ठुलु, Oriya: ଠୁଳୁ) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 382,372nd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. Thulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Thulu live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thulu is also the 236,070th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 1,137 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Thulu Last Name Statistics demography

Thulu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 140.04% more than the national average, earning R 570,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahulu9115/
Thullu918/
Thuilu917/
Thulau914/
Thulhu912/
Thuhlu911/
Thoulu911/
Tulu8926,475/
Thuloux8313/
Thuloup8313/
Thoulou833/
Thuluha831/
Tullu803,510/
Tulus803,406/
Tuğlu802,820/
Taulu80868/
Tulud80597/
Tuleu80540/
Tutlu80512/
Tulup80257/
Tului80238/
Tuluy80208/
Tuluğ80115/
Tulau8085/
Tulou8070/
Tuliu8070/
Tulut8062/
Thilu8058/
Tuluz8051/
Tuluç8043/
Tulux8038/
Tuluş8032/
Toulu8030/
Tuylu8023/
Thuly8022/
Tuluh8015/
Tuluu806/
Tulgu805/
Teulu805/
Tulyu803/
Tuluș802/
Tuulu802/
Tuslu801/
Tuluś801/
Tulush732,445/
Toulou731,224/
Tuloup73479/
Tullus73308/
Tuilau73235/
Taulou73144/
Thouly73124/
Tuliau73109/
Tulius7369/
Tullou7368/
Tullut7340/
Teuleu7329/
Taulus7313/
Taulau7310/
Dtulus7310/
Tulout738/
Tuleup736/
Tulliu735/
Touleu734/
Tuleus733/
Tuluid733/
Thully733/
Teulou732/
Tuilou731/
Teulau731/
Tuluus731/
Tullui731/
Tullud731/
Tulguu731/
Tullau731/
Thuilleux7110/
Teheoulou711/
Tolu679,040/
Tullius671,448/
Tilu67434/
Tullous67287/
Toulout67226/
Toulgou67172/
Toulaud67133/
Taullau67128/
Touluch6728/
Tuleush6726/
Toullou6722/
Toulhou677/
Touloux676/
Toulous675/
Tulyush675/
Tulluch672/
Tulü671/
Teuleut671/
Tulliud671/
Tuilous671/
Tautllu671/
Tulleus670/

Thulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thulu in the Hindi language
ठूलूthulu-
Thulu in the Oriya language
ଠୁଳୁthulu53.73
ଠୁଲୁthulu26.87
ଥୁଲୁthulu7.46
ଠୂଳୁthulu6.72
ଠୁକୁthuku1.49
ଠୂଲୁthulu1.49
ଥୁଳୁthulu0.75
ଠୂଳୂthulu0.75
Thulu in the Marathi language
ठुलुthulu37.5
थुलुthulu25
ठुलूthulu25
ठूलूthulu12.5

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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 Thulu
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