Buluma Surname
Approximately 6,799 people bear this surname
Buluma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,904 | 1:11,829 | 1,483 |
| Uganda | 1,313 | 1:29,733 | 4,060 |
| Tanzania | 805 | 1:65,766 | 6,960 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Swaziland | 152 | 1:8,541 | 460 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Buluma (1,028) may also be a first name.
Buluma Demographics
Buluma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Buluma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buluma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buluma (Oriya: ବୁଲୁମା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Buluma.
How Common Is The Last Name Buluma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 72,513th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,071,856 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Buluma live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,249th most common first name globally, held by 1,028 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,904 people, or 1 in 11,829. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 47 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Buluma exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.
Buluma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulumai | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bulluma | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bulumah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buluuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bulauma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boulouma | 86 | 278 | / |
| Bulima | 83 | 787 | / |
| Buloma | 83 | 336 | / |
| Boluma | 83 | 127 | / |
| Bulumo | 83 | 113 | / |
| Bulume | 83 | 59 | / |
| Wuluma | 83 | 19 | / |
| Bulumi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Vuluma | 83 | 6 | / |
| Boullouma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bouloumat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bouloumma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bulhumash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boulgouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bulumez | 77 | 98 | / |
| Mpuluma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bullumi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wulumau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bulimma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bolouma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vulumea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouloma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bulumgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buliema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bullima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bolluma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bulomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhulima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bulumet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouloume | 71 | 36 | / |
| Bouloumi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bullimma | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bouhlima | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bhaulume | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bhuilume | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woulouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boloma | 67 | 4,689 | / |
| Bulimo | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Bouloumou | 67 | 147 | / |
| Woluma | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bouloumie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boulloumi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bulome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolume | 67 | 1 | / |
Buluma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buluma in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲୁମା | buluma | - |
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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 Buluma
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