Buluku Surname
Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname
Buluku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 649 | 1:272,947 | 15,521 |
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| Kenya | 126 | 1:366,507 | 21,229 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Buluku (96) may also be a first name.
Buluku Demographics
Buluku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Buluku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buluku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buluku (Oriya: ବୁଲୁକୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buluku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 295,200th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buluku are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held first name on earth, held by 96 people.
Buluku is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 47 percent live, Delta, where 40 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Buluku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Buluku last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buluku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buluku in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲୁକୁ | buluku | - |
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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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- 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 Buluku
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