Tungulu Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tungulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tungulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tungulu (31) may also be a first name.

Tungulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tungulu (Oriya: ଟୁୁଲୁ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tungulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tungulu is the 953,750th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Tungulu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tungulu are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 31 people.

The last name Tungulu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunguslu9314/
Tunguulu931/
Tung'ulu931/
Tugulu92448/
Tunuslu8662/
Tongulu8634/
Tuguslu8612/
Tunaulu865/
Tungolu861/
Thunulu861/
Toungoulou8293/
Tonggulu801/
Togulu77127/
Tougoulou75312/
Tunoğlu71340/
Thongolu672/
Togoulou671/
Tunggolou6366/
Togolu629/
Tonoğlu57286/

Tungulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tungulu in the Oriya language
ଟୁୁଲୁtuulu80
ଟୂୂଲୁtuulu10
ଟୁୂଲୁtuulu10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tungulu
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