Bulugu Surname
Approximately 7,217 people bear this surname
Bulugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,988 | 1:7,576 | 986 |
| Romania | 144 | 1:139,430 | 14,992 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bulugu (2,978) may also be a first name.
Bulugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bulugu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulugu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bulugu is the 68,793rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,009,775 people. The last name Bulugu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bulugu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,730th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 2,978 people.
Bulugu is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,988 people, or 1 in 7,576. In Tanzania Bulugu is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 24 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulungu | 92 | 9,394 | / |
| Bulugou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bullugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bhulugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bulungou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bulhungu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bhulungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buluungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bolugu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Vulugu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Buligu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bulogu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boulougou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bouloungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhuhlungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vulungu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wulungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouloungou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mpulungu | 71 | 41 | / |
| Bolougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volugu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Woulougou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bologu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bollogu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vullogu | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Bulugu
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