Wuluk Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Wuluk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuluk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444

Wuluk (17) may also be a first name.

Wuluk Last Name Facts

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

Wuluk occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wuluk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuluk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Wuluk occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Wuluk reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wuluk is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 97 percent live and West Sepik, where 3 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuluik911/
Wuluck911/
Woulouk8373/
Wiluk80148/
Woluk802/
Vuluk802/
Wulok801/
Builuk73154/
Buyluk7365/
Wulick7312/
Buluck7310/
Buliuk735/
Wieluk732/
Wiluck731/
Bulyukh6790/
Wilhauk6789/
Boulouk6710/
Wuhlick678/
Beuleuk672/
Bullouk672/
Wullick671/
Buliukh671/
Whulock670/

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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 Wuluk
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