Bafuliru Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Bafuliru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bafuliru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277

Bafuliru Last Name Facts

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

Bafuliru is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bafuliru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 993,593rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bafuliru live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Apart from Somalia Bafuliru exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bafuliiru941/
Bafuliri881/
Bafuleru881/
Bavuluru7532/
Bafulero7528/
Bafularo751/
Baflor711,145/
Baavuluru714/
Baflur713/
Bafler712/
Bhavuluru711/
Baflar711/
Baffler676/
Bafilar676/
Bafleur672/
Bvulire671/
Baw-Fuller671/
Bavluru671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bafuliru
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