Bulalo Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bulalo Surname Definition:

Bulalo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bridge.

Bulalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Zambia771:205,84313,311
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bulalo (305) may also be a first name.

Bulalo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bulalo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bridge.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bulalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulalo (Russian: Булало) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulalo? popularity and diffusion

Bulalo is the 567,444th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bulalo live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bulalo is also the 504,078th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 305 people.

The last name Bulalo is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 284,152. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Bulalo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Bulalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulalo in the Russian language
Булалоbulalo-

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