Buluro Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Buluro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buluro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Buluro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buluro is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buluro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,305,105th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Buluro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Buluro reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria Buluro is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 21 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Ogun, where 19 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buluroy9233/
Buluroi922/
Buluroh921/
Bulouro921/
Buluhroy862/
Buliro83344/
Boluro8321/
Buloro8310/
Bulura832/
Boulourou801/
Bolauro7729/
Bulyura7719/
Bouloro778/
Bulooro772/
Boluroo772/
Buuliro771/
Bulliro771/
Bhuloro771/
Buliero771/
Bouloura7137/
Bulira67157/
Boloro676/
Bulora676/
Boulouraz671/
Boulgoura671/
Woulourgou632/
Boloroo6245/
Bolyura6242/
Boloroy625/
Mpulura624/
Bolorou622/
Bolaura621/
Buulira621/
Bolorzo621/
Boliura621/
Boulora621/
Voluroo621/
Bullora620/
Wuloura620/
Mphulura574/
Bolora504/
Wulora501/

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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
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  • 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 Buluro
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