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

Buhlungu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhlungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buhlungu is the 301,673rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,788,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhlungu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

The surname Buhlungu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 45,836. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, North West, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa Buhlungu is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

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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