Bulimbe Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bulimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128

Bulimbe (36) may also be a first name.

Bulimbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulimbe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulimbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulimbe live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Bulimbe is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 98 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 1 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Bulimbe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bullimbe931/
Bulembe86844/
Bulimba86115/
Bulumbe8629/
Bolimbe866/
Bulyombe8021/
Bulembey801/
Bolembe71918/
Bulemba71667/
Bolimba71561/
Bulembi71513/
Bulimwa71166/
Bulumbi71115/
Bulymba713/
Bolimbi712/
Bolmbeh711/
Bolinbe711/
Bulemwe711/
Mpulimbi6711/
Boulembi674/
Boulemba672/
Boliemba671/
Boulemoue633/
Wouliemba633/
Boulinoue631/
Mpuulimbi631/
Wulmba6211/
Bulnwi621/
Bolemba572,224/
Vulimwa5756/
Bolembi5755/
Wolimba579/
Bolinba576/
Bulemwa571/
Bolmbai571/
Boulenoue502/
Boleambai501/

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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 Bulimbe
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