Bulwaka Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Bulwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Bulwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bulwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bulwaka occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bulwaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bulwaka live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Bulwaka is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 74 percent are found, Mbale District, where 11 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in China, where 5 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bulwaka
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