Bulengwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bulengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bulengwa (3) may also be a first name.

Bulengwa Last Name Facts

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

Bulengwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulengwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulengwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bulengwa is also the 7,463,778th most common first name globally. It is borne by 3 people.

Bulengwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Bulengwa is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 50 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolengwa88219/
Bulingwa8848/
Bulengwe883/
Bolenggwa821/
Bolngwa8016/
Bolengua7528/
Bulinkwa751/
Boulengue714/
Bolengue632/
Boulingui596,586/
Boulingue5998/
Boolingwe591/
Bholingwe591/
Mpoulengue5651/
Bolingue5048/

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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 Bulengwa
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