Bulwadda Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bulwadda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bulwadda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Bulwadda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bulwadda is most common in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bulwadda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bulwadda? popularity and diffusion

Bulwadda is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Bulwadda is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bulwadda reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Bulwadda is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda Bulwadda is most common in: Wakiso District, where 38 percent live, Kampala District, where 23 percent live and Mukono District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulwada933/
Bulwadde881/
Buluedda751/
Bulhwadi751/
Boulwadou711/
Buluade67113/
Boulwaidou6754/
Boulwaydou6717/
Bolwade676/
Bulwagyi631/
Boulbadui591/
Boulweidou56212/
Boulweydou5675/
Boulwetdou561/
Boluade5331/

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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 Bulwadda
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