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 occurs most in Liberia. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 833,931st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Wulah occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wulah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 15,098. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 38 percent are found, Bong County, where 36 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Liberia Wulah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Wulah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulah last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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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