Buila Surname
Approximately 4,643 people bear this surname
Buila Surname User-submission:
It is a Tshiluba (language spoken in Kasaï Central, DR.Congo) surname. It has the meaning of 'wish'. It means that the man who owns this name has to see a new day.
Buila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,550 | 1:20,811 | 2,633 |
| Colombia | 553 | 1:86,391 | 3,364 |
| Ecuador | 210 | 1:75,742 | 5,563 |
| Serbia | 118 | 1:60,550 | 5,636 |
| Italy | 57 | 1:1,072,924 | 71,656 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Builă (1) are calculated separately.
Buila (72) may also be a first name.
Buila Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Tshiluba (language spoken in Kasaï Central, DR.Congo) surname. It has the meaning of 'wish'. It means that the man who owns this name has to see a new day.
- corneilleBuila Demographics
Average Buila Salary in
United States
$25,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buila (Hindi: बुइला, Oriya: ବୁଇଲା) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms: Builă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buila is the 101,671st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,569,577 people. The last name Buila is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Buila reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 72 people.
Buila is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,550 people, or 1 in 20,811. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 12 percent reside and Ecuador, where 5 percent reside.
Buila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Buila last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Buila Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Buila earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 32.31% less than the national average, earning $15,367,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buila in the Hindi language | ||
| बुइला | bu'ila | 87.5 |
| बुइली | bu'ili | 12.5 |
| Buila in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଇଲା | bu'ila | 50 |
| ବୁଇଲ | bu'ila | 50 |
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Footnotes
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