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 is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buluwa? popularity and diffusion
Buluwa is the 2,580,327th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name globally, held by 34 people.
The last name Buluwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Not including The DR Congo Buluwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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