Buliva Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Buliva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buliva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Buliva Last Name Facts

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

Buliva occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Buliva.

How Common Is The Last Name Buliva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buliva is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Buliva live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Botswana, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulieva9254/
Busliva921/
Bullieva8629/
Baulieva866/
Buslaiva861/
Buylieva861/
Buliba831,270/
Vuliva83130/
Buleva8378/
Buluva832/
Buliwa831/
Buleeva77408/
Bolieva77273/
Bulivou77229/
Bulibas7788/
Bulueva7765/
Buhleva7765/
Bulibai7713/
Bouliba7710/
Bulyova779/
Buleava777/
Butleva774/
Bulihwa774/
Bulevad774/
Bulevas774/
Bouleva773/
Bhuluva772/
Buliová772/
Bouliwa771/
Bulibha771/
Bolivai771/
Bhuleva771/
Vulieva771/
Bulimpa771/
Busleva771/
Builiba771/
Bolivoa771/
Bullivo770/
Buliver770/
Boulivet71142/
Bousliba71107/
Bhulibai7147/
Busleeva7122/
Bouleiba7118/
Buhleeva7112/
Baulivio718/
Boutliba717/
Bulibash717/
Boliveau714/
Bhulibha713/
Boulaiba712/
Bullibai712/
Buslayva711/
Bhulevad711/
Bouhliba711/
Boulioua711/
Bulychva711/
Bouliver710/
Bullivit710/
Bulliver710/
Boliba67151/
Vuleva6799/
Bulebi6796/
Buluwa6756/
Buleba6731/
Bulibo6710/
Wuliwa678/
Bulewa673/
Buliwo673/
Boliwa672/
Bulibe672/
Bulibi671/
Woliva671/
Wuliba671/
Bhulibhai671/
Bulevi671/
Bolyva671/

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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 Buliva
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