Buligi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buligi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buligi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Buligi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buligi occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buligi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buligi is the 3,882,373rd most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Buligi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Buligi are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Buligi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bundibugyo District, where 54 percent are found, Nakaseke District, where 15 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buligis925/
Bulligi921/
Buligai921/
Bhuligi921/
Buligia921/
Bulighi921/
Bulihgit861/
Buliga837,946/
Bulegi83732/
Bulisi8383/
Buligă8382/
Bulici8333/
Vuligi837/
Boligi833/
Bulige832/
Bulizi832/
Wuligi831/
Bulugi831/
Bulichi7769/
Bullici7764/
Bulisid7749/
Bullizi7735/
Bulaisi7718/
Bouliga7711/
Bulaige779/
Baulisi778/
Bulegia775/
Bulizzi772/
Bullegi771/
Vulligi771/
Buligha771/
Boulizi771/
Buhliga771/
Bulijji771/
Boulisi771/
Buhlige770/
Bugliesi71118/
Bulaichi7141/
Bouleige7114/
Boulaige718/
Baulichi712/
Buhlaiga711/
Buhleiga711/
Buhlliga711/
Bauliguy710/
Bulega672,613/
Bulyga671,952/
Boliga67440/
Vulisi67210/
Bulezi67207/
Bulege67200/
Buluge67130/
Bolige6778/
Buttliger6729/
Buliza6727/
Buleci6725/
Bulesi6715/
Bulice6714/
Wulegi6713/
Wuliji677/
Boulaichi675/
Bulije675/
Vulige675/
Buleji673/
Boutlidji672/
Bolegi672/
Vulici671/
Wuliga671/
Bulise671/
Bolizi671/
Bulīga671/
Buleigher670/

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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 Buligi
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