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) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bulema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bulema is the 1,551,568th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Bulema reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 40 people.
The surname Bulema is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 619,671. In Uganda Bulema is mostly found in: Buyende District, where 75 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 22 percent are found and Hoima District, where 2 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name 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
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- 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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