Buluko Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buluko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buluko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Buluko Last Name Facts

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

Buluko is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buluko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buluko is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buluko live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Buluko is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Buluko occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulukoh925/
Bulutko921/
Bulyuko921/
Boulukos8687/
Buloko831,230/
Buluka83415/
Boluko8343/
Buliko8326/
Buluco831/
Bouloukos80290/
Bouloukou80101/
Bulyushko804/
Bouloukoi801/
Buluska7723/
Mpuluko7711/
Bhuluka775/
Bulauka773/
Bulucos773/
Bouloko772/
Bulukas771/
Buluqoi771/
Bulicko771/
Bolukho771/
Bulukha771/
Boutloukou751/
Boutloukos751/
Boulikou71202/
Boulokou7125/
Boulouka7111/
Bouluika711/
Buliukas711/
Bholukho711/
Boloko6710,461/
Boluka673,881/
Bulika67428/
Bouloukat67273/
Buloka6757/
Buluca6751/
Bouloukas6744/
Bulico675/
Bulauskas671/
Bouloucos671/
Bouloukka671/

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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 Buluko
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