Ulelu Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ulelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5811:304,89316,978
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ulelu (43) may also be a first name.

Ulelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulelu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 500,196th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ulelu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 43 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 304,893. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 63 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Enugu, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulelu9115/
Uloelu917/
Hulelu914/
Ullelu912/
Gullelu83179/
Oulelou832/
Uleuleu831/
Ulalu8087/
Ilelu8021/
Olelu806/
Ulilu802/
Ulolu801/
Aulelius772/
Oulielou771/
Goulelou771/
Iloelu7329/
Hulalu7312/
Ilhelu7310/
Oleleu737/
Jilelu733/
Ulolui732/
Ulalhu731/
Ilelou731/
Hulilu731/
Hilelu731/
Aulolu731/
Oleluy731/
Ilehelu6710/
Holeleu679/
Jillelu674/
Hulailu671/
Ullallu671/

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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
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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 Ulelu
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