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 found most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,669th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wulana reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Wulana is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 564 people, or 1 in 96,060. In South Africa Wulana is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Western Cape, where 33 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

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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