Bulus Surname
Approximately 91,988 people bear this surname
Bulus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 91,350 | 1:1,939 | 260 |
| Philippines | 235 | 1:430,801 | 53,740 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Buluş (3,936) & Buluș (1) are calculated separately.
Bulus (55,304) may also be a first name.
Bulus Demographics
Bulus Political Affiliation
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Bulus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bulus (Marathi: बुलुस, Oriya: ବୁଲୁସ) is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as: Buluş or Buluș. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,155th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 79,223 people. The last name Bulus occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bulus live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,962nd most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 55,304 people.
The surname Bulus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 91,350 people, or 1 in 1,939. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 20 percent reside, Plateau, where 16 percent reside and Adamawa, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Bulus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bulus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bulus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Bulus surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.
Bulus earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.33% less than the national average, earning $30,060 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bulus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bulus in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଲୁସ | bulusa | - |
| Bulus in the Marathi language | ||
| बुलुस | bulusa | - |
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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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- 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 Bulus
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