Tulukani Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tulukani Surname Definition:

Tulukani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: move along.

Tulukani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Tulukani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tulukani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: move along.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Tulukani Last Name Facts

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

Tulukani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tulukani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tulukani is the 3,141,416th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Tulukani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tulukani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tulukani is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tulukanyi941/
Tulukeni8844/
Tulikani884/
Tilaukani822/
Thulukanna7810/
Tilikani753/
Toluqani751/
Tilikhani711/
Tolokoni631/
Tilikane631/
Tulokhone599/
Tolocana5051/
Tolokona501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tulukani
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