Busalu Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Busalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5941:89,1278,997
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India51:153,413,076951,030

Busalu (504) may also be a first name.

Busalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Busalu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Busalu? popularity and diffusion

Busalu is the 506,723rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. The last name Busalu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Busalu live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 377,412th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 504 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 89,127. In Tanzania Busalu is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 54 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 31 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhusalu9221/
Busalleu8612/
Bussaleu862/
Bhushalu861/
Bosalu8363/
Buselu8318/
Vusalu831/
Busolu831/
Bujalu831/
Bussalleu8087/
Bucalau77194/
Bucaliu77187/
Bushelu779/
Buchalu778/
Bujjalu777/
Bhosalu772/
Buseelu771/
Busollu771/
Bosallu771/
Bhujalu771/
Vushalu771/
Butchalu7160/
Buxalleu7125/
Bouscaillou7114/
Bhuchalu713/
Bujjallu711/
Buchaalu711/
Bussaloe711/
Bhishalu711/
Bosolu6728/
Buchchalu673/
Bouchalou673/
Vusolu672/
Bouzajlou671/
Butchaalu671/

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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 Busalu
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