Bulawayo Surname

197,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bulawayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulawayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9781:16,2061,822
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Zimbabwe4361:35,4095,456
Botswana551:39,7627,636
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Bulawayo (178) may also be a first name.

Bulawayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulawayo is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulawayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 197,788th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,444,020 people. The last name Bulawayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulawayo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 683,417th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 178 people.

Bulawayo is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 978 people, or 1 in 16,206. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent are found, Southern Province, where 25 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Bulawayo exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found.

Bulawayo Last Name Statistics demography

Bulawayo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.01% less than the national average, earning R 40,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhulawayo941/
Bulaway931/
Bulawaya884/
Bhulowayo821/
Buliavayo821/
Bulawoy805/
Bulyaavayo781/
Bolowayo7533/
Bolawaye7513/
Bolawaya751/
Bulabiyo751/
Bulabai6711/
Bulaboi6710/
Bolavay678/
Bulabau674/
Boloway671/
Bolawoy671/

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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 Bulawayo
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