Wulu Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4931:8,9421,014
Taiwan3501:66,985701
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Wulu (1,549) may also be a first name.

Wulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulu is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 248,464th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,557,565 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Wulu reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wulu is also the 196,936th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 1,549 people.

This last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 8,942. In Liberia Wulu is mostly found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 86 percent live, Montserrado County, where 7 percent live and Maryland County, where 2 percent live. Beside Liberia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Wulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wulu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning $55,611 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuliu89876/
Waulu8934/
Wulau8916/
Woulu8912/
Wullu8910/
Wulou899/
Whulu892/
Wuluy891/
Wului891/
Wouleu8052/
Woulou8034/
Wuliau808/
Bulu7524,452/
Vulu751,315/
Wilu75925/
Wolu75660/
Whusluh731/
Woulliu731/
Wulloup730/
Builu671,426/
Bulau671,327/
Baulu671,216/
Buleu67820/
Bullu67645/
Boulu67487/
Bulou67311/
Bului67301/
Buluy67219/
Buluğ67156/
Wuilloud67109/
Vulou6733/
Buylu6726/
Vullu6720/
Woolu6719/
Wollu6714/
Voulu6713/
Vulau6713/
Buliu6712/
Vuluu677/
Bulhu674/
Wuillaud674/
Vhulu674/
Vutlu674/
Vaulu673/
Buluj672/
Wilui672/
Buluș671/
Uhilu671/
Vulus671/
Wholu671/
Wielu671/
Vulut671/

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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 Wulu
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