Wulo Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

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

Wulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wulo (136) may also be a first name.

Wulo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,129,067th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Wulo live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wulo is also the 794,286th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 136 people.

The last name Wulo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Wulo is most numerous in: Rivers, where 37 percent live, Taraba, where 21 percent live and Adamawa, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuluo89192/
Wullo8927/
Waulo8926/
Woulo8924/
Wuloa8916/
Wulou899/
Whulo893/
Wuilo892/
Wulio892/
Wutlo891/
Wuloh891/
Weulo891/
Woulou8034/
Wahulo808/
Wuttlo804/
Wuiloo802/
Woullo802/
Wulloa801/
Wuilio801/
Wulotz801/
Wuilot801/
Wouloh801/
Woulot801/
Waulop800/
Wulhop800/
Bulo7514,840/
Wolo756,431/
Wula751,657/
Wilo75783/
Vulo75130/
Wuillot73192/
Wullopp730/
Wulloup730/
Bullo679,434/
Vullo674,740/
Boulo673,461/
Wolou673,171/
Baulo672,997/
Wollo671,078/
Wolio67509/
Waula67431/
Wulah67331/
Bulou67311/
Wulla67223/
Buloy67207/
Woula67170/
Woloo67151/
Builo67126/
Buylo67115/
Buloi67111/
Wuilloud67109/
Voulo6795/
Bulio6793/
Wiloh6789/
Beulo6787/
Wilio6768/
Wulia6762/
Wuula6754/
Vaulo6751/
Vulou6733/
Vuslo6733/
Vulgo6727/
Vuelo6723/
Wuila6717/
Weula6716/
Wutla6715/
Wholo6715/
Wusla6714/
Woloj6712/
Wulya6711/
Woloa679/
Buluo678/
Wulaa677/
Vulio677/
Buloo677/
Woluo675/
Wiloy673/
Woloi673/
Woloy672/
Wielo672/
Wuilliot672/
Vuloo671/
Bul'o671/
Wiloo671/
Wiloi671/
Vulos671/
Vuloa671/
Woelo671/
Wujla671/
Wuela671/

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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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  • 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 Wulo
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