Bulu Surname

22,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Bulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia15,7361:8,4041,090
Turkey1,7091:45,5364,605
DR Congo1,5391:48,0055,810
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Papua New Guinea1,2811:6,365416
Nigeria7181:246,71714,287
India4981:1,540,29257,480
South Africa3431:157,95217,788
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
Solomon Islands1311:4,428552
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Malaysia1151:256,47214,435
Liberia381:116,0148,917
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
China61:227,886,92811,701
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Bulú (2) are calculated separately.

Bulu (87,849) may also be a first name.

Bulu Last Name Facts

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

Bulu (Bengali: বুলু, Hindi: बुलु, Marathi: बुलु, Oriya: ବୁଲୁ, Tibetan: བ་ལུ་) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bulú. For other potential spellings of Bulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bulu is the 22,239th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 298,035 people. The surname Bulu is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Bulu are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bulu is also the 11,417th most prevalent forename globally, held by 87,849 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 15,736 people, or 1 in 8,404. In Indonesia Bulu is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 95 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 2 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Bulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bulu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bulu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 56.38% less than the national average, earning R 103,668 per year and in United States they earn 22.22% less than the national average, earning $33,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulú922/
Bulut89195,127/
Bulus8991,988/
Buluç893,369/
Bulux891,924/
Builu891,426/
Bulau891,327/
Baulu891,216/
Buleu89820/
Bullu89645/
Bulgu89571/
Boulu89487/
Buluz89344/
Bulou89311/
Bului89301/
Bhulu89260/
Buluy89219/
Buluğ89156/
Buelu89123/
Buslu89102/
Buulu8976/
Buluh8969/
Bulyu8937/
Bulud8926/
Buylu8926/
Buliu8912/
Buluu899/
Butlu896/
Bulhu894/
Buluj892/
Buhlu891/
Buluș891/
Boulou806,126/
Bullus801,027/
Boulus80396/
Buleux80277/
Boulud80185/
Boullu80136/
Buluis80132/
Bullut80122/
Boulau8087/
Bhulau8078/
Bauluz8072/
Bullou8071/
Buloup8045/
Bulous8040/
Buhlau8032/
Buelau8022/
Bulluh8022/
Bulius8020/
Baulus8019/
Buluch8017/
Bhullu8016/
Bahulu8014/
Buslau8011/
Bhaulu8010/
Builou808/
Bullau808/
Beuleu806/
Bulush806/
Buluss806/
Boutlu806/
Buleus805/
Busleu804/
Bouleu804/
Boulgu804/
Bullud803/
Baulau802/
Bulutt802/
Boulut802/
Bauliu802/
Boului801/
Bhuhlu801/
Buluus801/
Buludt801/
Bulğut801/
Buylud801/
Butluj801/
Buillu801/
Bbuulu801/
Bauslu801/
Baulou801/
Builiu801/
Buulus801/
Butlou800/
Bolu753,049/
Wulu751,599/
Vulu751,315/
Boulouh73992/
Boulouz73484/
Bouleux73427/
Bouhlou73360/
Bouloux73306/
Boulaud73286/
Bulluss73252/
Boulous73200/
Bouloud73193/
Boulhou73155/
Busellu73150/
Boulgou7398/
Bullous7379/
Boullou7367/
Bouliau7332/
Bouloup7331/
Bulleux7313/
Boulaux7311/
Boutlou7310/
Busloup739/
Bouylud735/
Bulluch733/
Boulout733/
Bullout732/
Buslius732/
Boullud732/
Bullutt732/
Busluch731/
Baulyut731/
Bhauluu731/
Bulluha731/
Buloush731/
Bouylou731/
Boulius731/
Baullou731/
Boulliu731/
Bullouh731/
Beuleux730/
Bullius730/
Baulaux730/
Bollu6710,877/
Mpulu672,543/
Bholu671,993/
Bhilu671,668/
Wuliu67876/
Boulhout67817/
Boullouz67477/
Boutleux67273/
Boujloud67208/
Boulhous67204/
Boğlu67160/
Boulouha67157/
Boulloud67156/
Boulouys6798/
Boolu6796/
Bulho6791/
Boulhaut6765/
Bielu6764/
Boulouch6739/
Waulu6734/
Vulou6733/
Boullaud6732/
Vullu6720/
Buloe6720/
Wulau6716/
Boutloup6716/
Vulau6713/
Boulliau6713/
Voulu6713/
Woulu6712/
Wullu6710/
Boutlouj6710/
Wulou679/
Bouslous679/
Biluh679/
Boullous678/
Bolui677/
Vuluu677/
Buloo677/
Boulloux677/
Boullouh676/
Bulló675/
Bouslouh675/
Vutlu674/
Vhulu674/
Baulhout674/
Bauló674/
Beuló673/
Vaulu673/
Boulouss673/
Boulault672/
Whulu672/
Boelu672/
Bouylout672/
Boulhoud672/
Vulut671/
Wului671/
Bouhlout671/
Bouhllou671/
Bouhlous671/
Boutlouh671/
Wuluy671/
Bülut671/
Boulouhy671/
Baulhuis671/
Boulhouh671/
Boulouhh671/
Vulus671/
Bullouch670/

Bulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulu in the Bengali language
বুলুbulu97.96
ভুলুbhulu1.02
বূলূbulu0.51
ভূলোbhulo0.51
Bulu in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁbulu96.11
ବୁଲୁାଇଁbulua'im2.97
ବୁଳୁbulu0.34
ବୁଲୂbulu0.04
ବୂଲୁbulu0.02
ବୁଲାbula0.02
ବୂଳୂbulu0.01
ବୁଲbula0.01
ଦୁଲୁdulu0.01
କୁଳୁkulu0.01
ବୁଡୁbudu0.01
ବିଲୁbilu0.01
ଡୁଲୂdulu0.01
ବୁଲିbuli0.01
ଜୁଲୁjulu0.01
କୁଲୁkulu0.01
ଭୁଲୁbhulu0.01
Bulu in the Marathi language
बुलुbulu58.87
बुलूbulu31.91
बूलूbulu4.96
बुळुbulu2.84
भुलुbhulu0.71
बुळूbulu0.71
Bulu in the Hindi language
बुलुbulu42.31
बुलूbulu34.62
बूलूbulu16.15
बूलुbulu2.31
बुल्लुbullu0.77
बोलूbolu0.77
बुलु़bulu0.77
बुल्लूbullu0.77
Bulu in the Tibetan language
བ་ལུ་balu25
སྦུག་ལུ།buklu25
སྦུ་ལུ།bulu25
བུ་ལུགས།buluk25

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