Bultum Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bultum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bultum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bultum (1,736) may also be a first name.

Bultum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bultum occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bultum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bultum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Bultum occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Bultum are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 184,118th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,736 people.

The surname Bultum is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Excluding Ethiopia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulthum923/
Bultume921/
Boultoum8626/
Bultom8390/
Wultum833/
Boltum830/
Boultom773/
Boultoun711/
Bultunck711/
Boltun6757/
Bulton6747/
Boltom6714/
Bultunova677/
Woltum671/
Boulton6220,547/
Baulton623/
Builton622/
Boltunh621/
Bultton621/
Boullton573/
Bolthoun570/
Bolton5084,400/

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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 Bultum
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