Tulu Surname

20,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tulu Surname User-submission:

In Turkey, this surname means 'camel'.

Tulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia22,8591:4,267700
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
DR Congo6701:110,26812,156
Indonesia4081:324,14028,421
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
Papua New Guinea2801:29,1203,321
India2451:3,130,87992,461
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Afghanistan1001:321,5324,982
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Liberia361:122,4599,313
China351:39,066,3302,096
Northern Cyprus341:9,3832,356
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tulü (1) & Tülü (5,389) are calculated separately.

Tulu (212,888) may also be a first name.

Tulu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Turkey, this surname means 'camel'.

- buraktulu85

Tulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tulu (Bengali: টুলু, Hindi: टुलू, Marathi: टुलु, Oriya: ଟୁଲୁ, Russian: Тулу) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Tulü or Tülü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,650th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 275,261 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Tulu are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tulu is also the 4,913th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 212,888 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 22,859 people, or 1 in 4,267. Apart from Ethiopia Tulu exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Tulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tulu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tulu last name expanded 13,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tulu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tulu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tulu last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Tulu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning $39,131 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tulü921/
Tullu893,510/
Tulus893,406/
Tuğlu892,820/
Thulu89931/
Taulu89868/
Tulud89597/
Tuleu89540/
Tutlu89512/
Tulup89257/
Tului89238/
Tuluy89208/
Tuluğ89115/
Tulau8985/
Tulou8970/
Tuliu8970/
Tulut8962/
Tuluz8951/
Tuluç8943/
Tulux8938/
Tuluş8932/
Toulu8930/
Tuylu8923/
Tuluh8915/
Tuluu896/
Tulgu895/
Teulu895/
Tulyu893/
Tuluș892/
Tuulu892/
Tuslu891/
Tuluś891/
Tülü835,389/
Tulush802,445/
Toulou801,224/
Tuloup80479/
Tullus80308/
Tuilau80235/
Taulou80144/
Tuliau80109/
Tulius8069/
Tullou8068/
Tullut8040/
Teuleu8029/
Tahulu8015/
Taulus8013/
Dtulus8010/
Taulau8010/
Thullu808/
Tulout808/
Thuilu807/
Tuleup806/
Tulliu805/
Thulau804/
Touleu804/
Tuleus803/
Tuluid803/
Thulhu802/
Teulou802/
Tulguu801/
Tullud801/
Tullui801/
Tuluus801/
Thoulu801/
Teulau801/
Tuilou801/
Tullau801/
Thuhlu801/
Tolu759,040/
Tilu75434/
Tullius731,448/
Tullous73287/
Toulout73226/
Toulgou73172/
Toulaud73133/
Taullau73128/
Touluch7328/
Tuleush7326/
Toullou7322/
Thuloup7313/
Thuloux7313/
Toulhou737/
Touloux736/
Tulyush735/
Toulous735/
Thoulou733/
Tulluch732/
Tulliud731/
Tuilous731/
Tautllu731/
Teuleut731/
Thuluha731/
Tulleus730/
Tuleuova671,556/
Tolui67707/
Tollu67460/
Tielu67195/
Toluy67184/
Tauliaut67140/
Thilu6758/
Tulho6748/
Tuloe6744/
Thuly6722/
Toolu6711/
Tuloo676/
Tullouch674/
Ttilu674/
Toullous672/
Teuleuch672/
Htolu671/
Toulault671/
Toulhout671/
Toulliau671/
Tuluhova671/

Tulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tulu in the Bengali language
টুলুtulu92.52
তুলুtulu7.48
Tulu in the Oriya language
ଟୁଲୁtulu90.71
ଟୁଲୁାଇଁtulua'im4.1
ତୁଲୁtulu2.83
ତୁଳୁtulu0.81
ଟୁଳୁtulu0.43
ଟୂଲୁtulu0.25
ଝୁଲୁjhulu0.09
ଟିଲୁtilu0.06
ତୁଲୂtulu0.03
ଟୁଲtula0.03
ମିଲୁmilu0.03
ଟୁଲୂtulu0.03
ବୁକୁbuku0.03
ଢୁଳୁdhulu0.03
ଟୁଲିtuli0.03
Tulu in the Marathi language
टुलुtulu40.32
तुलुtulu17.74
टूलूtulu17.74
तुलूtulu12.9
तुळुtulu4.84
टुलूtulu3.23
तूलुtulu1.61
तुळूtulu1.61
Tulu in the Hindi language
टुलूtulu25
टुलुtulu20
तुलुआtulu'a18.33
टूलूtulu15
तुलुtulu11.67
तूलूtulu6.67
तुलूtulu1.67
Tulu in the Russian language
Тулуtulu-

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