Buluke Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Buluke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Buluke (16) may also be a first name.
Buluke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buluke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buluke (Oriya: ବୁଲୁେକ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Buluke.
How Common Is The Last Name Buluke? popularity and diffusion
Buluke is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Buluke is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Buluke live; 39 percent live in Oceania Islands and 39 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename on earth, held by 16 people.
The last name Buluke is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Buluke is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 48 percent live, West New Britain, where 39 percent live and Central, where 4 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buluke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buluke in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲୁେକ | bulueka | - |
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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 Buluke
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