Bulung Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bulung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
India561:13,697,596234,369
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Bulung (131) may also be a first name.

Bulung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulung (Bengali: বুলুং, Hindi: बुलूंग, Oriya: ବୁଲୁ, Tibetan: བུ་ལུང་) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bulung is the 926,175th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. Bulung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bulung live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bulung is also the 811,108th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 131 people.

Bulung is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 847,751. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 72 percent live, East Kalimantan, where 10 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bullung9253/
Buliung9243/
Bhulung921/
Bulun912,989/
Bouloung8619/
Bulliung8618/
Baulaung866/
Boullung864/
Bouliung863/
Bauloung862/
Boulaung861/
Bulahung861/
Bhulun832,548/
Bulong831,619/
Bolung831,390/
Bulaun831,160/
Bulgun83280/
Wulung83189/
Buleun83103/
Buluun8337/
Baulun8317/
Bulund836/
Bulunt832/
Butlun831/
Buslun830/
Boulliung8068/
Bouhloung801/
Bullong77401/
Baulong77106/
Boulund7784/
Boulong7721/
Builong7716/
Beuleun7713/
Baulund7712/
Boelung773/
Beulong772/
Boolung772/
Buulong772/
Bulguun771/
Bollung771/
Bielung771/
Bouloun771/
Bhuluun771/
Buslaun770/
Butlund770/
Bulum732,042/
Bulon73902/
Bolun73696/
Vulun73131/
Bulyutin7121/
Bulhusen7121/
Bulyusin716/
Boulhoun716/
Bulunova711/
Bulunkhe711/
Bullon675,506/
Boulon672,091/
Bolong671,796/
Bhulon67592/
Baulon67217/
Bullum67121/
Bholun67103/
Baulum6789/
Bullón6762/
Bulhon6755/
Wulong6729/
Bolunc6724/
Bulaum6714/
Boolun675/
Builon675/
Boliun675/
Bulyum675/
Wolung674/
Boleun672/
Butlum672/
Buliuhina672/
Bouhloune671/
Buloon671/
Bulyunova671/
Buslum671/
Buloen671/
Buhlon671/
Boloun671/
Bolyun671/
Bollun671/
Vaulun670/
Boelun670/

Bulung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulung in the Tibetan language
བུ་ལུང་bulung-
Bulung in the Bengali language
বুলুংbulum-
Bulung in the Hindi language
बुलूंगbulunga-
Bulung in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁbulu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bulung
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