Walufu Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3541:110,28010,783
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Walufu (65) may also be a first name.

Walufu Last Name Facts

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

Walufu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Walufu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walufu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 752,779th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walufu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Walufu is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 65 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 110,280. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 58 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 17 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 7 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walfu915/
Balufu831,834/
Wolufu83205/
Walluf8311/
Walufi835/
Waluvu833/
Walufa832/
Walefu831/
Walauf830/
Walf80154/
Walufya77103/
Walueff776/
Wahlufi773/
Waleafu771/
Waloufi771/
Walifua771/
Wulfu73170/
Walfa7371/
Walif7327/
Walaf7315/
Walfe7314/
Walfi7311/
Wallf7311/
Walfh736/
Walff734/
Wahlf733/
Walof732/
Walef732/
Woalf731/
Waluv731/
Wolfu731/
Wailf730/
Waloufei7111/
Walufeye716/
Waloufey712/
Waloufeî711/
Walhof67426/
Walifa6776/
Wallof6760/
Waloff6733/
Wallef6729/
Walafa6726/
Wallöf6720/
Walefe6718/
Walfei6717/
Walife6713/
Waleff6711/
Waloufeye679/
Walifi676/
Waluvi676/
Volufu674/
Walafi674/
Bolufu673/
Walefi673/
Waleef672/
Wallyf672/
Walaif672/
Wallif672/
Walvue671/
Wallaf671/
Waluvo671/
Wuluff671/
Wolouf671/
Wilfue671/
Walofa671/
Wahlöf671/
Waloufeyi671/
Walouffei671/
Waluve671/
Wualef671/
Walavu671/
Walfia671/
Walfou671/
Wolufa671/
Wolofu671/
Walevu671/
Wallfe671/
Walefy671/
Waliff671/
Walafy671/

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 Walufu
  • 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