Wulis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Wulis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wulis (9) may also be a first name.

Wulis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulis is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Wulis occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wulis live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wulis is also the 3,941,740th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 9 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Wulis is primarily concentrated in: New Ireland, where 83 percent are found and Madang, where 17 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuilis916/
Waulis913/
Wullis912/
Whulis910/
Wuyllis831/
Wuillis830/
Wullies830/
Wilis809,524/
Bulis80629/
Vulis8084/
Wolis8032/
Wulys801/
Wules801/
Woulisse771/
Bullis734,842/
Boulis731,551/
Buluis73132/
Vulise73118/
Builis73115/
Voulis73108/
Bulois7394/
Woolis7389/
Wollis7384/
Baulis7378/
Wilisz7351/
Wulles7349/
Bulish7338/
Wielis7333/
Bujlis7321/
Bulisz7320/
Vullis7319/
Wulich7312/
Buhlis736/
Wilies736/
Bulais735/
Wolisz734/
Wilish732/
Vulihs732/
Woules732/
Buliss732/
Vaulis731/
Wilihs731/
Wuilix731/
Wiliss731/
Beulis731/
Whilis730/
Whules730/
Wuiles730/
Boulais673,241/
Boulois67190/
Whillis67186/
Wilisch67146/
Wullich67104/
Baulois67102/
Woollis6757/
Wuslich6734/
Bouleis6732/
Bulliss6728/
Voulios6728/
Boullis6720/
Bulisch6719/
Vulishe6711/
Wollish6711/
Boulhis6710/
Wooliss676/
Wuilles676/
Bulhois675/
Bouliss675/
Bullish675/
Wielisz675/
Bulaish674/
Wolhuis671/
Whuiles671/
Bouhlis671/
Wollies671/
Wuillys671/
Bullois671/
Wullets671/
Whiliss670/
Wilhuis670/
Beullis670/
Wauless670/
Baulish670/
Whileis670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wulis
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