Wolufu Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wolufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2041:191,36915,594
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wolufu Last Name Facts

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

Wolufu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wolufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolufu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolufu is the 1,163,787th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolufu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 191,369. In Uganda Wolufu is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 73 percent reside, Mbale District, where 11 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wolfu911/
Walufu83381/
Volufu834/
Bolufu833/
Wolofu831/
Wolufa831/
Wolouf831/
Wolf80361,818/
Wohlauf77110/
Wolfe73127,498/
Wolff73124,828/
Woolf7311,360/
Woulf73271/
Wollf73211/
Wulfu73170/
Wolfi7370/
Wolfo7335/
Wolef7328/
Wolof739/
Woelf738/
Wolfy736/
Wohlf735/
Walfu735/
Wolfa734/
Wolfé731/
Wolaf731/
Wiolf731/
Woëlf731/
Wolif731/
Woalf731/
Wolfw730/
Woilf730/
Woolluff710/
Woulfe672,122/
Balufu671,834/
Woolfe671,599/
Wolffe67765/
Woloff6739/
Woolff6734/
Wolfie6722/
Woulff6720/
Wollff6717/
Wolfee6715/
Wolfia6711/
Walluf6711/
Wollfe6710/
Wolfey679/
Woelfe675/
Wolffo675/
Walufi675/
Waluvu673/
Wolofa672/
Wolife672/
Walufa672/
Wolofo671/
Woelfo671/
Woliff671/
Wuluff671/
Wollof671/
Woolfo671/
Wolf A671/
Weolff671/
Walefu671/
Bulufu671/
Wilfue671/
Wolhof670/
Wolefe670/
Woolof670/
Walauf670/
Wuolff670/
Woelff670/
Woolfy670/
Wolfay670/
Wollaf670/
Bulufau6212/

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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 Wolufu
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