Bulume Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

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

Bulume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Bulume (52) may also be a first name.

Bulume Last Name Facts

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

Bulume is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Bulume is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bulume live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bulume is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulumez9298/
Bulumet921/
Bulueme921/
Bulum912,042/
Bouloume8636/
Bhaulume862/
Bhuilume862/
Buluma836,799/
Bulime83786/
Bullum83121/
Baulum8389/
Bulaum8314/
Bulumi839/
Buluum836/
Bulyum835/
Bulgum833/
Butlum832/
Bulusm831/
Buslum831/
Bolume831/
Bulome831/
Bouloumie8010/
Bouloum77417/
Bulumai776/
Bullumi775/
Boulome774/
Bulluma773/
Buhleum772/
Buluemi771/
Bullime771/
Boloume771/
Vulumea771/
Buluuma771/
Bulauma771/
Boulime771/
Bhilume771/
Bolum73361/
Vulum73106/
Bulom7311/
Boulouma71278/
Bousloum71256/
Bouloumi7127/
Boulimie711/
Wuilaume711/
Vuilaume711/
Vullaume711/
Wulumeha711/
Boulom6733,594/
Vuillaume674,344/
Wuillaume67535/
Buloma67336/
Bollum67286/
Vullum67191/
Boluma67127/
Bolome67103/
Wuluma6719/
Boloum6715/
Vuluma676/
Boulloumi675/
Boullouma674/
Vuluum674/
Bullom673/
Bulimi673/
Bouloumma672/
Boolum672/
Baulom672/
Vulome671/
Wolume671/
Bolium671/
Bauhlomme670/

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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 Bulume
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