Bulunya Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bulunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bulunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bulunya Demographics

Bulunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bulunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulunya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulunya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bulunya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya Bulunya is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Bulunya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Bulunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bulunya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhulunya931/
Bulunja86192/
Bulunia862/
Bolunya861/
Buluña771/
Bolunia7160/
Bulonia7115/
Bulunio716/
Bolonya715/
Bulinja715/
Bulonja714/
Bolonyah673/
Voulounia631/
Buluño621/
Bullungnoi597/
Bolonia57904/
Bolonha57893/
Bolonja57124/
Bolonyo571/
Bollonia5313/
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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 Bulunya
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