Ubulu Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ubulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ubulu (27) may also be a first name.

Ubulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ubulu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,290,735th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ubulu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.

Ubulu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Ubulu is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 52 percent are found, Enugu, where 26 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gubulu916/
Ubuluh911/
Eubulus831/
Obulu801,041/
Ibulu80723/
Ubolu8017/
Uwulu8010/
Aubulaus772/
Auwulu73228/
Jibulu73172/
Hibulu73158/
Uwullu735/
Obulou734/
Guvulu733/
Oboulu732/
Houboulou711/
Auwaulu6725/
Jibullu675/
Oboulou674/
Auboulault674/
Ibhahulu6224/
Hauwaulu621/
Owulu60276/
Obolu60213/
Auwolu55259/
Owulou551/
Owaulu551/
Owoulou503/
Hauwolu501/

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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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  • 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 Ubulu
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