Wafulwa Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wafulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Tanzania991:534,76434,532

Wafulwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wafulwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wafulwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafulwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname Wafulwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wafulwa are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafula92212,051/
Wafulah86208/
Wafulua864/
Wafuula863/
Wafulla863/
Waafula862/
Waffula862/
Wafoula861/
Waful83114/
Wafuliwe804/
Wafullah803/
Wafwalwa801/
Wafuluya801/
Wafiulla801/
Wafuilua801/
Wefula77172/
Wavula7782/
Wafful7760/
Wafila7739/
Wafela7731/
Wafulo776/
Wafulu773/
Wafala772/
Wofula772/
Wafule772/
Waeful771/
Wifula771/
Wafull770/
Waffla770/
Wafiullah758/
Wafl732/
Wafwela7151/
Wavuala7134/
Waifala7115/
Wayfule714/
Wafalya713/
Wafalia712/
Wafeeullah711/
Wafwila711/
Wafouli711/
Wafilua711/
Wafeaullah711/
Wefuula711/
Wavulua711/
Bafulwe711/
Waffull710/
Wafle67102/
Wafel6742/
Wafil6737/
Wafiliya6725/
Wafal6723/
Wafaliya6711/
Wauffull678/
Wafallah675/
Wafli674/
Wafly672/
Wofuliwe671/
Wuavuala671/
Wafalaye671/
Wayuvula671/
Wavla671/
Wayfalla671/
Woful670/

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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
  • 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 Wafulwa
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