Bulelani Forename

37,883rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 19,933 people bear this name

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

Bulelani Forename User-submission:

This name means 'give thanks' or 'be thankful' in the isiXhosa language. It is unisex, but prevalent amongst males.

Bulelani Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
99%
 
19,6521:2,775490
Swaziland-1791:7,2641,100
Zimbabwe
100%
411:376,19118,732
Lesotho
100%
201:102,0008,710
England
100%
181:3,089,05133,607
United States-131:27,887,460205,684
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280

Bulelani (12) may also be a surname.

Bulelani Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'give thanks' or 'be thankful' in the isiXhosa language. It is unisex, but prevalent amongst males.

- kusasa

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