Bulua Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bulua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bulua (244) may also be a first name.

Bulua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulua (Hindi: बुलुआ, Oriya: ବୁଲୁଆ) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Bulua are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bulua is also the 571,890th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 244 people.

Bulua is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Bulua is mostly found in: Maryland, where 64 percent reside, New York, where 21 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Bulua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bulua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bulua last name increased 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bulua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bulua last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bulua earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95% more than the national average, earning $96,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Builua9121/
Bullua919/
Baulua912/
Buluas911/
Bhulua911/
Bouluad834/
Buluhau831/
Bulluha831/
Bulluah831/
Bauluay831/
Bulba803,260/
Bulva80505/
Bulwa80452/
Bolua80199/
Vulua80106/
Buluo808/
Boulouha77157/
Bouluaie770/
Buelva731,500/
Bulvas73135/
Boulva7375/
Boulwa7330/
Boulba7324/
Bulway7319/
Bulwah737/
Bulvay736/
Bhulva732/
Buluos731/
Bulbai731/
Bulluo731/
Boluah731/
Baulwa731/
Wuluah731/
Bouluo731/
Bulvoa731/
Bullwa731/
Bulbay731/
Boelua731/
Vaulua731/
Buslwa731/
Bulbaai6724/
Boulbou674/
Boulwai672/
Boulbau671/
Boulbha671/
Boulway671/
Baulwad671/
Mpuilua671/
Boulvou671/
Beulvas671/
Bulbaha671/
Boulwad671/
Boutelouha671/

Bulua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulua in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁଆbulu'a-
Bulua in the Hindi language
बुलुआbulu'a90
बुलूआbulu'a10

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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 Bulua
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