Bankulu Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bankulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bankulu 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
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bankulu (33) may also be a first name.

Bankulu Last Name Facts

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

Bankulu (Marathi: बंकुलु, Oriya: ବୁଲୁ) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Bankulu reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bankulu is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 33 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 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
Bangkulu9381/
Bankoulou8815/
Bonkulu866/
Bankolu863/
Banculu862/
Bankoğlu80394/
Bounkoulou71117/
Bongkolu67118/
Bounkoulgou671/
Bangcolu671/
Bankoleu671/
Bangkilau638/
Boncooğlu501/
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Bankulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bankulu in the Marathi language
बंकुलुbankulu-
Bankulu in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁbulu61.29
ବାୁଲୁbaulu35.48
ବଂକୁଲୁbankulu3.23

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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 Bankulu
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