Bufule Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Bufule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bufule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bufule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bufule is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufule? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bufule is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bufule live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Bufule is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Not including The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bufulea922/
Bufole83151/
Bufula8388/
Bufuli8321/
Bufful833/
Bauful830/
Bufuld830/
Boufoul775/
Buffile774/
Bufault772/
Bussful771/
Buffole771/
Buffula771/
Bousfoul71370/
Boufoula71271/
Buffault7158/
Buhfulai711/
Bouffeul711/
Boudfoul711/
Bouffault6791/
Bufoli6759/
Buffol6725/
Vauful670/
Bouffol620/
Boofull620/

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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
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  • 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 Bufule
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