Worlu Surname

9,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Worlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61,3231:2,889377
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Worlu (400) may also be a first name.

Worlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worlu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worlu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,235th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 118,806 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Worlu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Worlu is also the 431,593rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 400 people.

Worlu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 61,323 people, or 1 in 2,889. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live, Bayelsa, where 0 percent live and Kebbi, where 0 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Worlu Last Name Statistics demography

Worlu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worluh9127/
Whorlu913/
Worlui911/
Worlous831/
Borlu801,339/
Warlu8096/
Wurlu801/
Boorlu73133/
Werlau73103/
Worloe7332/
Vorlup735/
Borlou734/
Borluh731/
Warlou731/
Warhlu731/
Warliu731/
Warlup731/
Warllu731/
Borrlu730/
Borleu730/
Bourlau6724/
Bourlou6721/
Vourlou676/
Wärleus672/
Borellu671/

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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 Worlu
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