Bulema Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Bulema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 63 | 1:619,671 | 32,575 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Bulema (40) may also be a first name.
Bulema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bulema (Hindi: बुलेना, Oriya: ବୁେଲମା, Russian: Булема) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulema? popularity and diffusion
Bulema is the 1,551,568th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Bulema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Bulema are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 619,671. In Uganda Bulema is most frequent in: Buyende District, where 75 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 22 percent are found and Hoima District, where 2 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bulema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulema in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁେଲମା | buelama | - |
| Bulema in the Hindi language | ||
| बुलेना | bulena | 50 |
| बुलेमा | bulema | 50 |
| Bulema in the Russian language | ||
| Булема | bulema | - |
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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 Bulema
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