Bulula Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bulula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Tanzania261:2,036,21647,850
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Bulula (38) may also be a first name.

Bulula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulula occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bulula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulula? popularity and diffusion

Bulula is the 1,422,956th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulula are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bulula is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Beside The DR Congo Bulula is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulaula92261/
Bululau9218/
Baulula925/
Bulgula925/
Bululla923/
Buleula921/
Bahulula861/
Bolula83251/
Bulule8370/
Bulola8342/
Bulila8334/
Bululi835/
Wulula833/
Bululo831/
Bouloulad801/
Boulhoula801/
Mpulula771,686/
Buliuli77764/
Bullola778/
Bollula777/
Buluuli776/
Bulolla774/
Bolaula773/
Buliuly772/
Bululoi772/
Bulolya772/
Bulauli771/
Buululo771/
Bululio771/
Vullula771/
Bulilia771/
Buloola771/
Bulullo771/
Baulola771/
Baululi771/
Bullolla7180/
Butluler7141/
Bouhlila7136/
Bulutler7131/
Mpululya7110/
Bhulolla717/
Boluleau715/
Mphulula715/
Boulouli714/
Buliuili713/
Bullulli713/
Bulholya712/
Boulilia711/
Bollaula711/
Bolleula711/
Bhuliuli711/
Bhilaula711/
Vullulla711/
Mpululah711/
Bolola671,436/
Bulolo671,342/
Bulilo67942/
Bouloulou6792/
Bouloulis6742/
Vulola6736/
Bulutluoz6728/
Boluli6721/
Bulole6719/
Bhullolla675/
Vulule674/
Wolula674/
Wulola671/
Bolule671/
Bolulo671/

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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 Bulula
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