Bulembo Surname

273,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,424 people bear this surname

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

Bulembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1421:64,6937,626
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bulembo (151) may also be a first name.

Bulembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulembo is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 273,120th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,117,659 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulembo live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 151 people.

The last name Bulembo is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,142 people, or 1 in 64,693. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulmbo921/
Bulambo867,223/
Bolembo86832/
Bulemba86667/
Bulombo86253/
Bulimbo8683/
Bulemvo8655/
Vulembo866/
Wulembo861/
Boulemvo8061/
Boulemba802/
Bullambo801/
Bulhambo801/
Boulimbou75263/
Bolemba712,224/
Bulamba712,212/
Bolimbo71259/
Bulomba71178/
Bulimba71115/
Bulymba713/
Bulemwa711/
Vhulimbo672/
Bulyamba672/
Bolembah671/
Bulaamba671/
Boliemba671/
Wouliemba633/
Wulmba6211/
Bolimba57561/
Bulimwa57166/
Wolemba57157/
Bolemwa573/
Bolemua572/
Mpulimba531/

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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 Bulembo
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