Wulah Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wulah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2921:15,0981,575
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wulah (33) may also be a first name.

Wulah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wulah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wulah live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Wulah is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 33 people.

It is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 15,098. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 38 percent live, Bong County, where 36 percent live and Sinoe County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Liberia Wulah exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Wulah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulah surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wulah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wullah9149/
Wulach9123/
Woulah9122/
Wuladh914/
Weulah911/
Wulaha911/
Wula891,657/
Waulath8324/
Wauladh834/
Wuslath831/
Wouleah831/
Waullah831/
Woulaha831/
Wulasch830/
Waula80431/
Wulai80349/
Wulla80223/
Woula80170/
Wilah80160/
Wulia8062/
Wuula8054/
Wuila8017/
Weula8016/
Wulau8016/
Wuloa8016/
Wutla8015/
Wusla8014/
Wulya8011/
Vulah8010/
Wulaa807/
Wuloh801/
Wulea801/
Wujla801/
Wuela801/
Waulat73180/
Boulah73177/
Waulay73142/
Vullah7370/
Wilyah7332/
Woulla7325/
Wahula7324/
Waulya7321/
Woulas7319/
Wuilay7319/
Wielah7313/
Wuliau738/
Woolah738/
Waulai737/
Hbulah736/
Bulyah736/
Woulai733/
Vulach733/
Wuilla732/
Vulahs732/
Woulia732/
Wouloh731/
Wulloa731/
Waulea731/
Wileah731/
Woelah731/
Wuslla731/
Wullai731/
Wilaha731/
Waulad731/
Wullas731/
Buulah731/
Bulahh731/
Whilah730/
Wulhop730/
Bula6745,174/
Wola673,309/
Wila673,238/
Vula673,033/
Boullah67490/
Wulo67214/
Boulaha67152/
Wuillai6796/
Wuillay6718/
Wauleau6715/
Bauliah6715/
Bullaha6711/
Hbullah676/
Beulahy672/
Baulaha672/
Bulahay671/
Buullah671/
Boulahy671/
Boulaih671/
Vwollah671/
Woulaid671/
Wucella671/
Woeleah671/

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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 Wulah
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