Vulu Surname

291,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
Tanzania2391:221,51318,438
Liberia2021:21,8242,157
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Vulu (404) may also be a first name.

Vulu Last Name Facts

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

Vulu (Hindi: वुलु, Marathi: वुलू, Oriya: ୀବୁଲୁ, Russian: Вулу) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 291,033rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,541,860 people. The last name Vulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Vulu are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 429,175th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 404 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 739 people, or 1 in 99,972. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Liberia, where 15 percent reside.

Vulu Last Name Statistics demography

Vulu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.82% less than the national average, earning $25,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vulou8933/
Vullu8920/
Voulu8913/
Vulau8913/
Vuluu897/
Vhulu894/
Vutlu894/
Vaulu893/
Vulus891/
Vulut891/
Vuliau8036/
Vutliu8026/
Vaulus809/
Vulluz805/
Vuhilu804/
Voulou803/
Vauleu801/
Bulu7524,452/
Fulu753,548/
Wulu751,599/
Vilu75540/
Vauloup73184/
Vouloux731/
Vouloup731/
Vulluch730/
Vaulous730/
Bulut67195,127/
Bulus6791,988/
Buluç673,369/
Fulhu673,259/
Mpulu672,543/
Bulux671,924/
Builu671,426/
Bulau671,327/
Baulu671,216/
Wuliu67876/
Buleu67820/
Bullu67645/
Bulgu67571/
Boulu67487/
Buluz67344/
Bulou67311/
Bului67301/
Pfulu67280/
Bhulu67260/
Buluy67219/
Phulu67157/
Buluğ67156/
Fuilu67145/
Vuilloud67125/
Fulus67105/
Fullu67102/
Buslu67102/
Fuliu6778/
Buulu6776/
Buluh6769/
Voulhoux6762/
Bulyu6737/
Waulu6734/
Voluy6729/
Bulud6726/
Buylu6726/
Volui6723/
Fulau6721/
Wulau6716/
Buliu6712/
Woulu6712/
Foulu6712/
Wullu6710/
Buluu679/
Wulou679/
Faulu676/
Butlu676/
Bulhu674/
Viluu673/
Fhulu673/
Buluj672/
Vilui672/
Whulu672/
Fulgu671/
Uhilu671/
Fulud671/
Voolu671/
Wuluy671/
Buluș671/
Buhlu671/
Wului671/
Vuloo671/
Voluh671/
Fulup671/
Fuluh671/
Fulou671/

Vulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vulu in the Oriya language
ୀବୁଲୁibulu-
Vulu in the Marathi language
वुलूvulu-
Vulu in the Hindi language
वुलुvulu36.36
वूलूvulu27.27
वुलूvulu27.27
वु्लुvulu9.09
Vulu in the Russian language
Вулуvulu-

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