Bulembe Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bulembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7591:97,33810,981
Zambia851:186,47012,510

Bulembe (221) may also be a first name.

Bulembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulembe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bulembe is the 412,986th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,634,533 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulembe are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bulembe is also the 606,684th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 221 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 97,338. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulembey931/
Bolembe86918/
Bulemba86667/
Bulembi86513/
Bulimbe86191/
Bulombe8688/
Bulambe8649/
Bulemwe861/
Bulyombe8021/
Boulembi804/
Boulemba802/
Bullimbe801/
Boulemoue753/
Bolemba712,224/
Bulimba71115/
Bulombi7157/
Bolembi7155/
Bulambi7134/
Bolimbe716/
Bulymba713/
Bulemwa711/
Bolmbeh711/
Bulambay671/
Boulombi671/
Bulyambi671/
Boliemba671/

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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 Bulembe
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