Bulima Surname
Approximately 787 people bear this surname
Bulima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 583 | 1:90,809 | 9,119 |
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Bulima (112) may also be a first name.
Bulima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bulima (Oriya: ବୁଲିମା, Russian: Булима) is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 436,213th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. Bulima occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Bulima reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 112 people.
The surname Bulima is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 90,809. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 53 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 22 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bulima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulima in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲିମା | bulima | 93.75 |
| ବୁଲି | buli | 6.25 |
| Bulima in the Russian language | ||
| Булима | bulima | - |
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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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- 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 Bulima
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