Buliba Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buliba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buliba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6971:75,9567,884
Kenya4541:101,7188,885
Uganda761:513,67529,105
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buliba (70) may also be a first name.

Buliba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buliba (Oriya: ବୁଲି) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Buliba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buliba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 299,542nd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buliba live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 70 people.

The last name Buliba is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 75,956. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live, Kagera Region, where 1 percent live and Geita Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Buliba occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Buliba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Buliba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.61% less than the national average, earning R 29,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulibas9288/
Bulibai9213/
Bouliba9210/
Builiba921/
Bulibha921/
Bousliba86107/
Bhulibai8647/
Bouleiba8618/
Bulibash867/
Boutliba867/
Bhulibha863/
Bullibai862/
Boulaiba862/
Bouhliba861/
Buluba834,178/
Boliba83151/
Buleba8331/
Bulibo8310/
Buliva839/
Bulibe832/
Bulibi831/
Wuliba831/
Buliwa831/
Bhulibhai801/
Buluuba77102/
Bulieva7754/
Bulibod7726/
Bulubay7722/
Vouliba7714/
Buloibi7711/
Bolibai776/
Bulihwa774/
Bouleba772/
Bouliwa771/
Busliva771/
Bulubai771/
Bolibah771/
Bulimpa771/
Beuleba771/
Vulibai771/
Bulliby770/
Bulubașa7135/
Bullieva7129/
Boulebat7119/
Bullebai719/
Baulieva716/
Bholibai714/
Boulesba712/
Boulioua711/
Boulaibi711/
Buslaiva711/
Buylieva711/
Boolibai711/
Bullubai711/
Boulebad711/
Bulliboy710/
Bulybach710/
Buliboch710/
Boleba67333/
Bolibe67277/
Boulesbaa67226/
Bolibo67181/
Vuliva67130/
Boulebatt67100/
Bulebi6796/
Woliba6784/
Bulebe6784/
Buleva6778/
Wuleba6717/
Bulebo679/
Wuliwa678/
Bolibi677/
Buliwo673/
Bulewa673/
Bulubo672/
Boliwa672/
Boulesbah672/
Vulibi672/
Bouhleibe672/
Vulibe671/
Bouletbah671/
Bulevi671/
Bouhlaibe671/
Boulejbah671/
Bouleabah671/
Bolibó671/
Boutlibit671/

Buliba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buliba in the Oriya language
ବୁଲିbuli-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buliba
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