Ulu Surname

17,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey25,3021:3,076437
Nigeria2,6091:67,8974,932
Indonesia1,9771:66,8947,242
Papua New Guinea2721:29,9773,426
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Israel841:101,87711,676
India831:9,241,752184,052
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
Northern Cyprus671:4,761916
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
England281:1,989,93178,001
American Samoa221:2,534546
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
France151:4,428,181244,602
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ulu (3,078) may also be a first name.

Ulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulu (Hindi: उलू, Marathi: उलु, Oriya: ଉଲୁ, Russian: Улу) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,711th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 233,463 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Ulu are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 130,050th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 3,078 people.

The surname Ulu is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 25,302 people, or 1 in 3,076. In Turkey Ulu is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Ulu exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Ulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ulu surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Ulu earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.91% less than the national average, earning 249,474 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,761 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uslu8686,051/
Hulu8639,668/
Ulus8610,914/
Uluğ867,684/
Uluç865,410/
Utlu862,335/
Gulu862,141/
Ului86834/
Ullu86754/
Uulu86631/
Ulau86550/
Eulu86460/
Aulu86382/
Uğlu86346/
Uylu86313/
Uliu86256/
Uluz86208/
Ulgu86176/
Oulu86104/
Ulut8671/
Uluh8655/
Uleu8636/
Ulud8625/
Uluy8622/
Ulou8619/
Uhlu8619/
Ulup8617/
Uluu868/
Uelu862/
Ulux861/
Ulhu861/
Ahulu752,696/
Oulou75952/
Huylu75938/
Gullu75682/
Goulu75545/
Eulau75198/
Usluğ75198/
Usluy75181/
Gulau75165/
Uluiş75128/
Huliu75106/
Hului7598/
Guliu7595/
Ulius7583/
Gului7581/
Huluz7581/
Hulau7569/
Haulu7565/
Huslu7549/
Hullu7547/
Houlu7538/
Uliau7535/
Huleu7534/
Hulou7531/
Ouliu7528/
Ouleu7525/
Hulus7523/
Uslup7522/
Gaulu7519/
Gulou7519/
Aulou7518/
Hulut7517/
Guluy7516/
Ulluh7516/
Huilu7513/
Ullus7512/
Ullau7511/
Ulohu7511/
Uluch7510/
Huhlu7510/
Auliu758/
Aulus758/
Uluis758/
Huluy757/
Gulgu756/
Ullou756/
Huluu756/
Ulluy756/
Oullu755/
Gulyu755/
Aullu754/
Hhulu754/
Aulau754/
Hulud754/
Ullup753/
Uilou752/
Uluić752/
Uihlu751/
Ulahu751/
Ulhau751/
Ulhus751/
Ullui751/
Ulous751/
Utluy751/
Uttlu751/
Uullu751/
Uslau751/
Auluu751/
Ugliu751/
Huğlu751/
Uillu751/
Ullud751/
Ulluz751/
Uleus751/
Uluph751/
Țuluș751/
Ohulu751/
Aulyu751/
Oulus751/
Ulhou751/
Ulliu751/
Utllu751/
Aulut751/
Uhlup750/
Olu6724,235/
Ilu676,282/
Huleux671,085/
Goulou67416/
Auhluh67305/
Outlou67275/
Oulhou67221/
Oulous67205/
Houlou67201/
Hulaud67181/
Ullius67171/
Utlaut67143/
Hulyus6798/
Huloux6769/
Houliu6728/
Heuleu6725/
Auleus6724/
Ahulau6723/
Hulleu6712/
Hauliu679/
Gaullu676/
Oullou675/
Hullus674/
Goullu674/
Ullahu673/
Gulluy673/
Haulou673/
Ouloud673/
Houleu673/
Huiliu672/
Hulius672/
Ulluha672/
Gaulou672/
Hulaux672/
Ulauph671/
Hutlut671/
Huilau671/
Huslup671/
Husluy671/
Goului671/
Aulius671/
Auslui671/
Uuluis671/
Uhielu671/
Haulau671/
Euluhy671/
Hulaut671/
Huleus671/
Uilous671/
Ulautz671/
Ulludd671/
Uluhie671/
Gaulau671/
Gaului671/
Gulhou671/
Aullus671/
Huilup671/
Euluis671/
Huilui671/
Huludd671/
Eulius670/
Auhlus670/
Utloud670/
Euluss670/
Aulaud670/

Ulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulu in the Hindi language
उलूulu-
Ulu in the Oriya language
ଉଲୁulu90.48
ଊଲୁulu4.76
ଭୁଲୁbhulu2.38
ଭାଲୁbhalu2.38
Ulu in the Marathi language
उलुulu56.52
उलूulu30.43
उळुulu8.7
ुलुulu4.35
Ulu in the Russian language
Улуulu-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ulu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis