Bulawa Surname

302,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bulawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5301:102,22212,371
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Czechia1461:72,83212,257
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Poland571:666,82057,730
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Bulawa (143) may also be a first name.

Bulawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulawa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bulawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 302,272nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,802,186 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Bulawa reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 772,378th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 143 people.

Bulawa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 102,222. In South Africa Bulawa is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 14 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 12 percent reside.

Bulawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bulawa surname are 18.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Bulawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.93% less than the national average, earning R 97,596 per year and in United States they earn 25.56% more than the national average, earning $54,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bullawa9214/
Bulawah924/
Boulawa924/
Bulyawa922/
Bhulawa921/
Bulaway921/
Builawa921/
Bulaswad862/
Boulhawa861/
Bulava833,267/
Bulaba831,284/
Bolawa83929/
Bulawo83284/
Bulawe83152/
Bulowa8365/
Buława8321/
Bulawi8319/
Vulawa835/
Bulewa833/
Bulaeva773,397/
Bielawa771,936/
Boulaba771,021/
Buliava7756/
Bulavas7743/
Bhilawa7725/
Bulawis7721/
Bulabai7711/
Bullowa779/
Buleava777/
Bullava775/
Bulawoy775/
Bulabau774/
Bolaawa774/
Bolaiwa774/
Bulawet773/
Buslawi772/
Boulawi772/
Bulgawi772/
Buslowa771/
Bulatva771/
Bulawyo771/
Bulawid771/
Buliaba771/
Bulowah771/
Bulyawo771/
Buelewa771/
Boulaabi71157/
Bullawit71144/
Bulyaaba7154/
Buhlaeva7148/
Boulaaba7139/
Boulouwa7134/
Bulyaeva7120/
Boulahba7115/
Bhulavad718/
Bulhaeva715/
Buylaeva715/
Bulahabo714/
Bulabhai714/
Boulhaba712/
Boulaiba712/
Bhulavat712/
Bullabai712/
Boulaàba711/
Buslayva711/
Bouliaba711/
Buslaiva711/
Bullabha711/
Bullaeva711/
Bhulabaj711/
Bhulabha711/
Bulahawe711/
Boulabah711/
Buloba675,782/
Bulabo673,591/
Bolowa671,147/
Bulova671,088/
Bhulabhai67297/
Vulava67118/
Buleva6778/
Bulowe6738/
Bulewo6734/
Bulave6733/
Bolawi6723/
Bulowo6722/
Bulabe6721/
Bolawe679/
Boullaabi674/
Bulavo674/
Bulavaitė673/
Bulavi672/
Bulabi672/
Boulhaabi671/
Bullabhai671/
Buylyaeva671/
Bhuliabai671/
Bouleabah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bulawa
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