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

Bulembo is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 273,120th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,117,659 people. The surname Bulembo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulembo are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 151 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,142 people, or 1 in 64,693. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

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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