Buliyani Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Buliyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buliyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Buliyani (10) may also be a first name.

Buliyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buliyani (Oriya: ବୁଲିୟାନି) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buliyani.

How Common Is The Last Name Buliyani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 806,178th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Buliyani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Buliyani is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Buliyani is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buliyani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buliyani in the Oriya language
ବୁଲିୟାନିbuliyani-

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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
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  • 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 Buliyani
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