Xulu Surname

10,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Xulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa53,2481:1,01790
Taiwan3561:65,856688
Guatemala3471:46,3482,200
Swaziland2271:5,719371
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States151:24,163,929685,360
China81:170,915,1968,932
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Xulú (4) are calculated separately.

Xulu (40) may also be a first name.

Xulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xulu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Xulú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xulu? popularity and diffusion

Xulu is the 10,383rd most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 134,283 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Xulu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Xulu is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 40 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 53,248 people, or 1 in 1,017. In South Africa Xulu is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Guatemala, where 1 percent are found.

Xulu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Xulu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.7% less than the national average, earning R 140,916 per year and in United States they earn 47.69% less than the national average, earning $22,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xulú924/
Xuliu89768/
Nxulu89333/
Gxulu89276/
Xuelu8922/
Xhulu898/
Cxulu894/
Xulou891/
Xuulu891/
Xulau891/
Xueliu8030/
Xhuliu8018/
Xoulou804/
Ngxulu802/
Xuelou801/
Xulius801/
Zulu75404,142/
Sulu7515,844/
Çulu75319/
Xilu75102/
Xolu759/
Chulu6738,900/
Çullu672,228/
Seulu67596/
Sulus67413/
Saulu67399/
Sulau67397/
Suluh67379/
Suliu67351/
Suylu67209/
Shulu67207/
Sullu67183/
Sului67137/
Zullu67124/
Xielu67111/
Siulu6797/
Soulu6780/
Sulhu6763/
Šulus6755/
Suslu6744/
Sulou6741/
Suulu6731/
Sulut6728/
Zoulu6719/
Sulup6714/
Sutlu6714/
Zuluh679/
Suleu679/
Suilu674/
Zului674/
Sulud673/
Zulou673/
Suhlu673/
Suluy673/
Zulau672/
Gculu672/
Ssulu672/
Zuluu671/
Sulyu671/
Çuliu671/
Sulux671/
Schxului671/
Suluu671/
Hsulu671/
Kzulu671/
Zuluj671/
Zuluğ671/

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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 Xulu
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