Busulwa Surname

107,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Busulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,2991:9,0811,550
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Busulwa (36) may also be a first name.

Busulwa Last Name Facts

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

Busulwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busulwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Busulwa is the 107,829th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,685,761 people. The last name Busulwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Busulwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Busulwa is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,299 people, or 1 in 9,081. In Uganda Busulwa is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent are found, Kampala District, where 17 percent are found and Luweero District, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Busulwa is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busuulwa934,660/
Bussulwa9316/
Buusulwa934/
Bussuulwa881/
Busuullwa881/
Busolwa86184/
Busuulwe802/
Mpusulwa801/
Bosolwa7121/
Bozulua571/

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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 Busulwa
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