Bulunda Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

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

Bulunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411

Bulunda (184) may also be a first name.

Bulunda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulunda is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bulunda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulunda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bulunda is the 835,661st most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulunda live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 671,014th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 184 people.

The last name Bulunda is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buluunda931/
Bulonda8693/
Bolunda8659/
Bulundo8647/
Bulundi8628/
Vulunda8627/
Bulunde8613/
Bulaundi8052/
Bulgunde8025/
Bulaunde808/
Vulgunda803/
Bulondo71988/
Bolonda71436/
Wolunda7152/
Bulonde7143/
Vulundo714/
Bolunde713/
Vulunde711/
Bouloundou711/
Boulondo67522/
Boulondi6726/
Bolondau672/
Bulungyi671/
Buloondo671/
Bolondai671/
Bhulonde671/
Boulondoh631/
Vouloundi631/
Bolondo571,829/
Bolondi57662/
Bolonde57206/
Wolonda571/
Bollondi5364/
Bolonduo531/

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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 Bulunda
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