Bulambo Surname

68,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bulambo Surname Definition:

Bulambo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: platform for smoking meat and fish.

Bulambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,3371:17,0352,128
Malawi1,5951:10,7331,650
Zambia1,0871:14,5811,669
Tanzania1301:407,24328,711
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bulambo (769) may also be a first name.

Bulambo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bulambo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: platform for smoking meat and fish.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bulambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulambo is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bulambo is the 68,736th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,008,936 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulambo reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 296,002nd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 769 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,337 people, or 1 in 17,035. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Zambia, where 15 percent live.

Bulambo Last Name Statistics demography

Bulambo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulambot93275/
Bulamnbo931/
Bullambo931/
Bulhambo931/
Bulamba862,212/
Bulembo861,424/
Bolambo86444/
Bulombo86253/
Vulambo8613/
Wulambo864/
Bulanbo861/
Boulamba80208/
Vhulambo8019/
Bulambas803/
Bolamboa803/
Bulyamba802/
Bolamboy801/
Bulombot801/
Bulaamba801/
Boulambas751/
Bolombo713,434/
Bolamba712,090/
Bulemba71667/
Bulomba71178/
Wulombo7175/
Wulamba7121/
Bouloumbou714/
Vulamba711/
Boliombo6721/
Woulamba6714/
Bolomboy6710/
Bolomboi674/
Bolomb'o674/
Boulemba672/
Boulanba671/
Bollamba671/

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