Bulimu Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bulimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6481:71,2656,732
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bulimu (77) may also be a first name.

Bulimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulimu is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulimu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,802nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,860,724 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bulimu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bulimu is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 77 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 71,265. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 35 percent live, Kakamega County, where 32 percent live and Nairobi County, where 22 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Bulimu Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Bulimu surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Bulimu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulaimu92850/
Bulimuy921/
Vulimu83872/
Bulemu83754/
Bulumu8317/
Bolimu831/
Bhulaimou801/
Bolimou7727/
Baulemu775/
Buleemu771/
Bulemus770/
Boulemou713/
Wulemu674/
Bolemu674/
Vulemu671/
Volimu671/
Boulehmout631/
Bolleamu573/
Voulemou571/

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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 Bulimu
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