Buluma Surname

72,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Buluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9041:11,8291,483
Uganda1,3131:29,7334,060
Tanzania8051:65,7666,960
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
Swaziland1521:8,541460
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Buluma (1,028) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulumai926/
Bulluma923/
Bulumah922/
Buluuma921/
Bulauma921/
Boulouma86278/
Bulima83787/
Buloma83336/
Boluma83127/
Bulumo83113/
Bulume8359/
Wuluma8319/
Bulumi839/
Vuluma836/
Boullouma804/
Bouloumat803/
Bouloumma802/
Bulhumash801/
Boulgouma801/
Bulumez7798/
Mpuluma775/
Bullumi775/
Wulumau774/
Bulimma773/
Bolouma773/
Vulumea771/
Bouloma771/
Bulumgo771/
Buliema771/
Bullima771/
Bolluma771/
Bulomah771/
Bhulima771/
Bulumet771/
Bouloume7136/
Bouloumi7127/
Bullimma719/
Bouhlima718/
Bhaulume712/
Bhuilume712/
Woulouma711/
Boloma674,689/
Bulimo671,638/
Bouloumou67147/
Woluma6722/
Bouloumie6710/
Boulloumi675/
Bulome671/
Bolume671/

Buluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buluma in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁମାbuluma-

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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
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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 Buluma
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