Vuhula Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Vuhula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuhula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Vuhula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vuhula is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuhula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Vuhula live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Vuhula is primarily found in: West New Britain, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Vuhula occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhula83168/
Vihula8355/
Vujula839/
Buhulea7778/
Bouhula771/
Vuyyula771/
Vujjula771/
Bouhoula71262/
Bouhulia711/
Phuhgula711/
Bujula67142/
Buyula6749/
Fujula679/
Bouhoulia671/
Bouhoulai671/
Buhulo671/
Bu'ula671/
Vuyuli671/
Buhuly670/

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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 Vuhula
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