Bulemela Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Bulemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 595 | 1:88,978 | 8,991 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
Bulemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bulemela is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulemela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 534,162nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulemela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 88,978. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 54 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 40 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Namibia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulomela | 88 | 13 | / |
| Bulamela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Bolemela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bhulomela | 82 | 4 | / |
| Bolimela | 75 | 57 | / |
| Vulimela | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bulimila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhilomela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baulamalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vulemealee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulimilo | 63 | 18 | / |
| Boulamallah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bulimile | 50 | 6 | / |
| Volimila | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Bulemela
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