Bulimo Surname

243,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bulimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6251:28,4183,148
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bulimo (429) may also be a first name.

Bulimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulimo occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulimo? popularity and diffusion

Bulimo is the 243,428th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,449,051 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulimo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bulimo is also the 414,511th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 429 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,625 people, or 1 in 28,418. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 22 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Bulimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bulimo last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulaimo9228/
Bueleimo8622/
Bulimood862/
Boulaimo861/
Bolimo832,437/
Bulemo831,412/
Bulima83787/
Vulimo83197/
Bulumo83113/
Bhulaimou801/
Baulemo77102/
Boulemo7783/
Bolimou7727/
Boulima7719/
Bulaima775/
Vaulimo773/
Bulimma773/
Buliema771/
Bullima771/
Bhulima771/
Bullemo771/
Boulaima7115/
Bullimma719/
Bouhlima718/
Bouleima714/
Bouslima713/
Boulemou713/
Boulimat712/
Vullimot711/
Buluma676,799/
Bolima675,130/
Bolemo67631/
Vulima67270/
Bulema67133/
Bulyma67121/
Wolimo672/
Wulima671/
Boulaimaz671/
Wulemo671/

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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 Bulimo
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