Bulali Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bulali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7701:68,7557,250
Uganda3321:117,58811,276
Kenya3271:141,22311,426
India111:69,733,217610,955
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bulali (257) may also be a first name.

Bulali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulali (Hindi: बुलाली, Oriya: ବୁଳାଳି) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bulali.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 269,054th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,025,894 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulali live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 257 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 68,755. In Tanzania Bulali is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 73 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 23 percent live.

Bulali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bulali surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boulali92366/
Bulalit9259/
Bulaali9224/
Bulaili9210/
Buliali927/
Bhulali926/
Buhlali925/
Bulalio922/
Bulauli921/
Bullali921/
Bulalei921/
Bulalia921/
Bouhlali861,894/
Bulialia8688/
Boulalia866/
Bulallit866/
Boulalli865/
Boullali865/
Boulalis864/
Boulyali864/
Bullalli863/
Boulahli862/
Boulaali862/
Bulialli861/
Bullaili861/
Bullalit861/
Bouleali861/
Bulale8311,179/
Bulala834,067/
Buleli83242/
Bolali8351/
Buloli8340/
Vulali8325/
Wulali832/
Boullaili809/
Boulaatli801/
Boutlalis801/
Bulaale772,622/
Boulala771,894/
Bullale771,790/
Bulaleh771,140/
Bolalia77282/
Bulaula77261/
Boulale77194/
Bullaly7755/
Bulioli7730/
Bauloli7727/
Bhulala7721/
Bulalet7720/
Bhilali7719/
Bolayli7715/
Bulalla7715/
Bolaili7714/
Builala776/
Bouleli776/
Bulloli775/
Bulalle775/
Bulolli773/
Bhulale772/
Bulaloa772/
Boulaly772/
Beulale772/
Butlale771/
Bullala771/
Bulleli771/
Voulali771/
Buleala771/
Buleloi771/
Bulooli771/
Buluoli771/
Bulaala771/
Bulalay771/
Buhlale771/
Boulahlais752/
Bouhlala711,736/
Boulaleh71761/
Boulaala71518/
Boulahla71243/
Bolialia7183/
Bouhlale7167/
Bulyalya7127/
Boulalla7117/
Butlhale7117/
Bullaale7115/
Boullala718/
Bouhleli717/
Bullaleh717/
Bouleili717/
Bullolli716/
Bollalli716/
Boulhala715/
Boulaila714/
Boulouli714/
Bouhlaly714/
Bhilalai714/
Boulalle713/
Buliuili713/
Boullale713/
Buliolli711/
Bullalle711/
Buuloloi711/
Boolalli711/
Bhutlahalli711/
Voulalis711/
Boulales711/
Bullalha711/
Voulaili711/
Woulalai711/
Bulaylay711/
Bulalaya711/
Bulallet711/
Beulaleu711/
Boulleli711/
Bulaalle711/
Bulele672,902/
Bolale67373/
Bolala67295/
Bouloulis6742/
Bulola6742/
Bulole6719/
Vulala675/
Boullalle672/
Bullaaleh671/
Bolalj671/
Boullalla671/
Bouhllala671/
Boulllala671/
Buliuolis671/
Vulale671/
Wulala671/
Bulyaleat671/

Bulali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulali in the Hindi language
बुलालीbulali75
बुललीbulali25
Bulali in the Oriya language
ବୁଳାଳିbulali50
ବୁଲାଳିbulali50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulali
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