Bukulu Surname

205,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9421:41,4435,245
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Tanzania1561:339,36925,249
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bukulu (306) may also be a first name.

Bukulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukulu (Hindi: बुकुलू, Marathi: बुकुलु, Oriya: ବୁକୁଲୁ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bukulu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 205,021st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,598,788 people. The last name Bukulu is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bukulu are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bukulu is also the 503,193rd most widespread first name globally, held by 306 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 942 people, or 1 in 41,443. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent live, Kampala District, where 17 percent live and Mukono District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Bukulu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bukulu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.63% less than the national average, earning R 157,716 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukhulu92407/
Bhukulu923/
Buukulu921/
Bukuulu921/
Bukkulu921/
Bokulu831,305/
Buculu831/
Bukilu831/
Boukoulou801,682/
Mpukulu77106/
Buculeu7767/
Bouckoulou751/
Bokoulou713/
Voukoulou6784/
Boculu6737/
Bokolu6735/
Bokkolu623/
Bokollu623/
Boukilou57138/
Bokkollu571/

Bukulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukulu in the Hindi language
बुकुलूbukulu-
Bukulu in the Oriya language
ବୁକୁଲୁbukulu93.06
ବୁକୁଳୁbukulu4.17
କୁକୁଲୁkukulu1.39
Bukulu in the Marathi language
बुकुलुbukulu66.67
बुकुलूbukulu33.33

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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 Bukulu
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