Buleki Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buleki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buleki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3711:142,70013,086
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buleki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buleki (Oriya: ବୁେଲକି) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buleki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 568,231st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname Buleki occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buleki live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 142,700. In Tanzania Buleki is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 61 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 39 percent are found and Geita Region, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buleski9236/
Bulecki927/
Bouleki921/
Bulejski8636/
Butleski8610/
Boulekoi862/
Boleki831,300/
Buleke83360/
Buloki83301/
Bulaki83281/
Buleka83124/
Buliki8342/
Boulekaia801/
Bauleka77254/
Bauleke77159/
Bulakhi77125/
Bulicki77121/
Beuleke77113/
Bulyaki7785/
Buleica7766/
Bulejka7764/
Bouleke7763/
Bulekha7738/
Bolecki7737/
Buleske779/
Bhuloki776/
Baulaki775/
Bhulaki775/
Bulechi774/
Bouloki774/
Bulakai773/
Bieleki773/
Bhuleka773/
Bouleka772/
Buleică771/
Bulliki771/
Bulacki771/
Boeleki771/
Bulekyo771/
Bhuliki771/
Bulakoi771/
Bousliki71239/
Beulecke7140/
Baulecke7120/
Boulaiki714/
Boulechi713/
Bulliski712/
Boulekoa712/
Bouliaki711/
Boullaki711/
Boulaïki711/
Bulechei711/
Vullekki711/
Bhulekha711/
Bullekka711/
Bullakki711/
Bouliski710/
Baulekee710/
Bulica675,011/
Boleka672,636/
Boleke671,969/
Bulika67428/
Bolyki67416/
Boliki67327/
Bulyka67226/
Buleshkaj67207/
Buliqi67202/
Bulake6798/
Buleca6754/
Boleky6737/
Bulike6721/
Bulice6714/
Buloke6710/
Vuliki679/
Bulaky676/
Bulică676/
Bieleckei671/
Bouleiche671/
Buliky671/

Buleki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buleki in the Oriya language
ବୁେଲକିbuelaki-

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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 Buleki
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