In the entire world, Matulu (Matulu 
) is a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine forename. The forename Matulu is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is a very rare masculine name, South Africa, where it is a very rare unisex name, and India, where it is an extremely rare predominantly male, but very seldom female name. More prevalently, Matulu is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Matulu | Tanzania, India, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China |
| tshibumba kanda matulu Congolese painter (1947-1981), CD (b. 1947) |
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