Wulana Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wulana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5641:96,06011,716
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wulana (20) may also be a first name.

Wulana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 509,669th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. Wulana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wulana are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name Wulana is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 564 people, or 1 in 96,060. In South Africa Wulana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa Wulana is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Wulana Last Name Statistics demography

Wulana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.06% less than the national average, earning R 116,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuliana9230/
Wulanat9222/
Wulaena927/
Waulana926/
Wulyana926/
Wulyanah865/
Bulana831,286/
Wulani83294/
Wilana8391/
Vulana8329/
Wolana8314/
Wulano834/
Wulany834/
Wulane834/
Wulanj832/
Wulena832/
Wiliana77331/
Wulyani77261/
Baulana77107/
Bulanay7749/
Voulana7729/
Vuliana7725/
Vuilana7721/
Wolyana7714/
Buliana7713/
Boulana779/
Vaulana775/
Bulhana775/
Bullana774/
Bulaina774/
Bulanna772/
Bulanha772/
Bulanah771/
Wutlani771/
Wulanie771/
Wilanna771/
Vullana771/
Boulahna711,020/
Boulhana71546/
Voulanas7155/
Wutlanit7145/
Wuliango7114/
Voulanga7110/
Bulahyna714/
Whiliana714/
Bulianna712/
Vullanna712/
Boulanah711/
Woulanou711/
Voulaina711/
Wulliane711/
Wullyane711/
Vhulanga711/
Wollanna711/
Voulgana711/
Bullanna711/
Bulainay711/
Wilianna711/
Bulliana710/
Bulane671,699/
Vilana671,517/
Wolany67520/
Boulhanna67352/
Vulani67177/
Vulane6764/
Wilena6725/
Bulany6721/
Wilona679/
Wutlanith677/
Waulliano675/
Bulona673/
Wolane672/
Wolona672/
Woulianou671/
Vulena671/
Voulianas671/
Boulahana671/
Woulliano671/

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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
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  • 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 Wulana
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