Bulimwa Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bulimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1571:248,65818,515
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Bulimwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulimwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulimwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Bulimwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulimwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 248,658. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 80 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 6 percent reside and Mbale District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and South Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulimba86115/
Vulimwa8656/
Bulemwa861/
Bulumway804/
Bulemba71667/
Bulimbe71191/
Bulimbo7183/
Bulymba713/
Bolemwa713/
Vulinwa711/
Bulemwe711/
Boulemba672/
Bullimbe671/
Boulimbou63263/
Bulmbo621/
Bulembo571,424/
Bulembe57844/
Bulembi57513/
Bulemvo5755/
Boulemvo5361/
Boulembi534/
Vhulimbo532/
Bulembey531/
Boulemoue503/

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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 Bulimwa
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