Bulabu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bulabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bulabu (13) may also be a first name.

Bulabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulabu (Oriya: ବୁଲାବୁ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bulabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Bulabu live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,205,901. In Tanzania Bulabu is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 38 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Bulabu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulabut925/
Bulabau924/
Bulabus921/
Bulyabu921/
Buslabus861/
Bulobu8390/
Bulebu8329/
Bulawu8318/
Bulavu833/
Boulaboud802/
Boulabous801/
Boulhabou801/
Bhulawu778/
Bolabeu777/
Buloebu771/
Bhilabu771/
Bolaubeu715/
Bhilabui713/
Boulobou711/
Bouloubou6714/
Bolawu6710/
Vulawu673/
Vulavu672/
Bulowu672/
Wolabu671/
Boullebou671/
Wulawu671/
Vulavou62191/
Builowu621/
Mpulampu571/

Bulabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulabu in the Oriya language
ବୁଲାବୁbulabu50
ବୁଲବୁbulabu50

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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 Bulabu
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