Bulanda Surname

43,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bulanda Surname Definition:

Bulanda is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a child that arrives at a time of sorrow or suffering.

Bulanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,6331:8,5581,058
Poland1,3491:28,1754,284
Zambia1,0851:14,6081,670
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Philippines1611:628,80966,982
Canada561:657,95753,499
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
France241:2,767,613196,808
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India51:153,413,076951,030
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Bulańda (1) are calculated separately.

Bulanda (885) may also be a first name.

Bulanda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bulanda is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a child that arrives at a time of sorrow or suffering.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bulanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a feeling of sorrow.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bulanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulanda (Hindi: बुलन्दा, Marathi: बुलंदा, Oriya: ବୁଲ, Russian: Буланда) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Bulańda. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,920th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 616,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Bulanda are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bulanda is also the 273,274th most frequent first name globally, held by 885 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,633 people, or 1 in 8,558. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 11 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.

Bulanda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bulanda surname are 20.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bulanda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $46,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $49,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bulanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulanda in the Marathi language
बुलंदाbulanda-
Bulanda in the Hindi language
बुलन्दाbulanda85.71
बुलान्दाbulanda14.29
Bulanda in the Oriya language
ବୁଲbula80
ବୁଲାbula20
Bulanda in the Russian language
Буландаbulanda-

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Footnotes

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