Buleti Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Buleti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buleti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
Zambia701:226,42714,143
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Buleti (124) may also be a first name.

Buleti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buleti (Marathi: बुलेटी) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buleti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buleti is the 667,223rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Buleti are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 124 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Buleti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Buleti last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buleti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buleti in the Marathi language
बुलेटीbuleti-

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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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  • 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 Buleti
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