Bulwa Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Poland1001:380,08741,573
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bulwa (42) may also be a first name.

Bulwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bulwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 663,740th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Bulwa reside; 35 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bulwa is also the 1,566,439th most common first name in the world, held by 42 people.

The surname Bulwa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 34 percent reside, Mukono District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Uganda Bulwa is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Bulwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bulwa surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.

Bulwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $49,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boulwa9130/
Bulway9119/
Bulwah917/
Buslwa911/
Bullwa911/
Baulwa911/
Boulwai832/
Boulwad831/
Baulwad831/
Boulway831/
Bulba803,260/
Bulva80505/
Bulua80149/
Bolwa8040/
Bulwe8028/
Bulwo802/
Bulwi801/
Bulwy800/
Boulwass7712/
Butlewad772/
Buelva731,500/
Bulvas73135/
Boulwe73104/
Boulva7375/
Boulba7324/
Bolway7322/
Builua7321/
Bullua739/
Bulvay736/
Boelwa734/
Baulua732/
Bhulva732/
Voulwa731/
Bulbay731/
Bulvoa731/
Buluas731/
Bulbai731/
Butlwe731/
Bhulua731/
Bulbaai6724/
Bulwith6716/
Bullwer6713/
Bautlwe676/
Bouluad674/
Bulbaha671/
Beulvas671/
Buluhau671/
Bulluha671/
Bulluah671/
Bauluay671/
Boulbha671/
Boulbau671/
Bollway670/
Boulwer670/

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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 Bulwa
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