Buhulu Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buhulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Buhulu 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
Tanzania4481:118,17311,315
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buhulu Last Name Facts

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

Buhulu (Oriya: ବୁହୁଲୁ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 662,685th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhulu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Buhulu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 118,173. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 72 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 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
Bujulu83145/
Buholu832/
Buyulu831/
Bouhoulou8074/
Bouheulou804/
Bujjulu777/
Bouyulu773/
Beuuliau711/
Bougioulou631/
Bieuleu6216/
Bieulou622/
Vuyyulu621/
Mpuyulu621/
Bujjollu571/
Boulho50215/
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Buhulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buhulu in the Oriya language
ବୁହୁଲୁbuhulu-

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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 Buhulu
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