Bulungu Surname
Approximately 9,394 people bear this surname
Bulungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,619 | 1:8,572 | 1,060 |
| Uganda | 656 | 1:59,511 | 6,925 |
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Bulungu (331) may also be a first name.
Bulungu Demographics
Bulungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bulungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bulungu (Oriya: ବୁଲୁୁ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 54,216th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 775,766 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulungu live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bulungu is also the 481,336th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 331 people.
The surname Bulungu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 8,619 people, or 1 in 8,572. Aside from The DR Congo Bulungu exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Bulungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Bulungu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.05% less than the national average, earning R 137,700 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buhlungu | 93 | 1,259 | / |
| Bulungou | 93 | 8 | / |
| Bulhungu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bhulungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Buluungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bulungus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bulugu | 92 | 7,217 | / |
| Bulunu | 92 | 3,951 | / |
| Bouloungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bhuhlungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bolungu | 86 | 97 | / |
| Bulunuz | 86 | 77 | / |
| Bulongu | 86 | 62 | / |
| Vulungu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bulugou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhulugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bullugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wulungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouloungou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mpulungu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Bulongou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolunu | 77 | 104 | / |
| Bolugu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Vulugu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bulogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boulougou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boulounou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Boulongou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boulounaud | 71 | 31 | / |
| Bolongu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bolongou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bologu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bollogu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wolongou | 53 | 1 | / |
Bulungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲୁୁ | buluu | - |
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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 Bulungu
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