Wul Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
United States81:45,307,367917,113
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Wul (346) may also be a first name.

Wul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wul (Hindi: बुल) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wul is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Wul occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 35 percent of Wul are found; 35 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wul is also the 468,941st most frequently held forename globally, held by 346 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Wul is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 88 percent reside, Chimbu, where 7 percent reside and Western, where 2 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Argentina, where 23 percent reside.

Wul Last Name Statistics demography

Wul earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waul86431/
Wule86195/
Wuhl86119/
Woul8691/
Wull8614/
Wult868/
Wuil866/
Wuld865/
Wujl864/
Weul863/
Wulh861/
Wuul861/
Wgul861/
Wulle75689/
Wahul75314/
Weule75249/
Woule75126/
Whaul7559/
Wullt7531/
Waule7525/
Wutil756/
Wuill754/
Wault753/
Wuile753/
Weult751/
Weull751/
Wusel751/
Wauhl751/
Wuhle751/
Waull750/
Whull750/
Wulth750/
Whule750/
Wuldt750/
Bul6766,371/
Wol6726,191/
Wuille67241/
Vul67226/
Woulle6715/
Whould676/
Wautel674/
Waulle673/
Wauthl671/
Wujcil671/
Whoule671/
Wausle671/
Whaule671/
Wougli671/
Whuile671/
Wouyle671/
Wulova671/
Wuchel670/
Wuhlle670/

Wul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wul in the Hindi language
बुलbula-

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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 Wul
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