Bulukwa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bulukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda661:591,50431,661
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bulukwa Last Name Facts

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

Bulukwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulukwa? popularity and diffusion

Bulukwa is the 2,255,512th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulukwa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 591,504. In Uganda Bulukwa is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 45 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 38 percent are found and Mbale District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulukwe8649/
Bolukwa8621/
Bulukua8614/
Bulugwa862/
Bulungwai751/
Bolokwa71363/
Bulucua7119/
Buligwa714/
Bulugba714/
Bulokwe713/
Bulogwa711/
Bulúcua711/
Bolukua711/
Bhilikwa678/
Bouligua671/
Bouloukoue59153/
Bulugbe57282/
Bolokwe57186/
Bulokue571/
Buluguey537/
Boulougbe502/
Bouchellougua501/
Boulouque501/
Bulluquei501/

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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 Bulukwa
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