Bultu Surname
Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname
Bultu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Bultu (423) may also be a first name.
Bultu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bultu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bultu (Bengali: বুল্টু, Hindi: बुल्टू, Oriya: ବୁଲ୍ଟୁ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bultu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 263,596th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bultu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bultu is also the 417,739th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 423 people.
Bultu is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bultut | 91 | 13 | / |
| Bultou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bultau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Boultou | 83 | 142 | / |
| Bultaux | 83 | 23 | / |
| Bulteux | 83 | 14 | / |
| Baultou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bulthus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boltu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bultó | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wultu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Vultu | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bulthuis | 77 | 2,586 | / |
| Bulthaup | 77 | 176 | / |
| Bulthaus | 77 | 77 | / |
| Bulthuys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baulthus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Boltau | 73 | 20 | / |
| Boltuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boltou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baulthoup | 71 | 2 | / |
| Builthuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulthuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boeltau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bousseltou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woultou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boltó | 60 | 7 | / |
| Woltu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Wolthu | 55 | 21 | / |
| Wultoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Boltão | 55 | 1 | / |
| Voltou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Woultoe | 50 | 1 | / |
Bultu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bultu in the Bengali language | ||
| বুল্টু | bultu | - |
| Bultu in the Hindi language | ||
| बुल्टू | bultu | 76.92 |
| बुलटु | bulatu | 15.38 |
| बुल्टु | bultu | 7.69 |
| Bultu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲ୍ଟୁ | bultu | 50 |
| ବୁଲଟୁ | bulatu | 50 |
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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 Bultu
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