Bungulu Surname
Approximately 360 people bear this surname
Bungulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Bungulu (38) may also be a first name.
Bungulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bungulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bungulu (Oriya: ବୁୁଲୁ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bungulu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 785,023rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bungulu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bungulu is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 38 people.
The last name Bungulu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugulu | 92 | 139 | / |
| Bunulu | 92 | 74 | / |
| Bongulu | 86 | 287 | / |
| Vungulu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Wungulu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Buygulu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buggulu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhugulu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bungolu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boungoulou | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mpungulu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Busgullu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wungoulu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bonggulu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bugulyup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bogulu | 77 | 100 | / |
| Bonulu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Bugolu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bongoulou | 75 | 56 | / |
| Bougoulou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bhungollu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bongolu | 71 | 179 | / |
| Mpugulu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Boggulu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bhogulu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bogullu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonullu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpuugulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voungolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonggolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuuggulu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bogolu | 62 | 1,339 | / |
| Bonolu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bhogolu | 57 | 111 | / |
| Bogollu | 57 | 9 | / |
| Boggolu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Bhogollu | 53 | 1 | / |
Bungulu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bungulu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁୁଲୁ | buulu | - |
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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 Bungulu
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