Buhlungu Surname

301,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname

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

Buhlungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhlungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1821:45,8365,853
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England21:27,859,030389,889
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Buhlungu (34) may also be a first name.

Buhlungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buhlungu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhlungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 301,673rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,788,361 people. The last name Buhlungu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhlungu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Buhlungu is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,182 people, or 1 in 45,836. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, North West, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Buhlungu Last Name Statistics demography

Buhlungu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning R 234,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuhlungu941/
Bulungu939,394/
Bulungou888/
Bulhungu883/
Bhulungu881/
Buluungu881/
Bulungus881/
Bouloungu821/
Bolungu8097/
Bulongu8062/
Vulungu804/
Bouloungou783/
Mpulungu7541/
Bulongou751/
Boulongou711/
Bolongu6721/
Bolongou637/

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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 Buhlungu
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