Bule Surname
Approximately 56,790 people bear this surname
Bule Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 22,247 | 1:1,225 | 299 |
| Somalia | 12,744 | 1:1,056 | 113 |
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| India | 3,097 | 1:247,680 | 14,395 |
| Vanuatu | 2,518 | 1:105 | 4 |
| Angola | 2,366 | 1:11,407 | 1,401 |
| Kenya | 1,768 | 1:26,120 | 2,931 |
| Latvia | 1,243 | 1:1,649 | 164 |
| Indonesia | 1,073 | 1:123,252 | 12,425 |
| DR Congo | 1,033 | 1:71,519 | 8,362 |
| Philippines | 545 | 1:185,758 | 29,754 |
| Tanzania | 305 | 1:173,579 | 15,177 |
| Fiji | 283 | 1:3,160 | 561 |
| Romania | 255 | 1:78,737 | 9,288 |
| Portugal | 245 | 1:42,523 | 2,481 |
| Papua New Guinea | 245 | 1:33,280 | 3,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 224 | 1:2,589 | 248 |
| Uganda | 220 | 1:177,451 | 14,870 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 170 | 1:20,802 | 3,614 |
| Croatia | 165 | 1:25,628 | 5,316 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Zambia | 110 | 1:144,090 | 10,468 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 72 | 1:245,590 | 21,749 |
| Mexico | 66 | 1:1,880,700 | 18,230 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Venezuela | 46 | 1:656,610 | 11,395 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Somaliland | 9 | 1:388,909 | 1,001 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
The alternate forms: Büle (25), Bulê (1) & Bulé (1) are calculated separately.
Bule (17,743) may also be a first name.
Bule Demographics
Bule Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bule Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bule Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bule (Hindi: बुले, Marathi: बुळे, Oriya: ବୁେଲ, Russian: Буле) is more commonly found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Büle, Bulê or Bulé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bule? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,910th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 128,324 people. The last name Bule occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Bule are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Bule is also the 41,243rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 17,743 people.
The surname is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is held by 22,247 people, or 1 in 1,225. Aside from Mozambique this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 22 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 9 percent are found.
Bule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bule has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bule last name expanded 230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bule Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Bule surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the party.
The amount Bule earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning R 232,788 per year; in United States they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $36,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $43,814 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bule Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bule in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁେଲ | buela | 93.75 |
| ବୁେଳ | buela | 6.25 |
| Bule in the Marathi language | ||
| बुळे | bule | 71.53 |
| बुले | bule | 25.78 |
| बूळे | bule | 1.47 |
| बूले | bule | 0.97 |
| बुऴे | bule | 0.11 |
| भुले | bhule | 0.09 |
| बुल | bula | 0.04 |
| Bule in the Hindi language | ||
| बुले | bule | 52.78 |
| बूले | bule | 44.44 |
| भूले | bhule | 2.78 |
| Bule in the Russian language | ||
| Буле | bule | - |
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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
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- 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 Bule
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