Buluwa Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Buluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Buluwa (34) may also be a first name.
Buluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buluwa occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buluwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Buluwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buluwa is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Buluwa are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Buluwa is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 34 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buluwaa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bhuluwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Butluwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouluwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buluwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boulouwa | 86 | 34 | / |
| Bulluwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buluba | 83 | 4,178 | / |
| Boluwa | 83 | 1,545 | / |
| Vuluwa | 83 | 138 | / |
| Buluwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Buluva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buliwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buluwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buluuba | 77 | 102 | / |
| Bulueva | 77 | 65 | / |
| Bulubay | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bulihwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buluhua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bhuluva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bulubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bulowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouliwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bulubașa | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bulubhai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Boulouba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bullubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bulube | 67 | 226 | / |
| Bouhlouba | 67 | 138 | / |
| Boluwe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bulubi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Boluwo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bulowe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vuluva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bulowo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Buliva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buliwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buluve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vuluba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bulubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boluwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buluwa
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