Bulunga Surname

132,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Bulunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7321:31,2804,018
Swaziland1,2131:1,070140
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bulunga (130) may also be a first name.

Bulunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulunga (Bengali: বুলুঙ্গা, Oriya: ବୁଲୁ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 132,781st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,144,657 people. The surname Bulunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulunga reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 130 people.

The surname Bulunga is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1,732 people, or 1 in 31,280. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 49 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Bulunga Last Name Statistics demography

Bulunga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.35% less than the national average, earning R 125,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bulunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bulunga in the Bengali language
বুলুঙ্গাbulunga-
Bulunga in the Oriya language
ବୁଲୁbulu-

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