Buul Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Belize

Buul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7011:65,8776,326
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Belize91:39,4972,328
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Liberia61:734,75629,369
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buul (39) may also be a first name.

Buul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buul (Russian: Буул) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 409,546th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Buul reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Buul is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 65,877. In Kenya Buul is most numerous in: Wajir County, where 69 percent reside, Garissa County, where 30 percent reside and Mandera County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Buul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuul891/
Bauul891/
Bul8666,371/
Bull7566,792/
Bule7556,790/
Baul7534,011/
Buhl7517,081/
Buil753,880/
Bult752,861/
Bhul752,493/
Buel751,894/
Boul751,645/
Beul751,365/
Buyl751,070/
Busl75260/
Buld75157/
Butl7518/
Bulh759/
Bgul759/
Bulp753/
Buuttil731/
Bulle6723,126/
Buell6710,010/
Boule675,144/
Busel673,789/
Baule673,164/
Butel673,158/
Bould672,255/
Bugli672,084/
Buyle672,077/
Butil671,702/
Bhaul671,259/
Beule67978/
Bahul67968/
Bauld67919/
Hboul67904/
Bl67869/
Buehl67810/
Bhule67793/
Busil67479/
Bulhe67448/
Beutl67387/
Buhyl67179/
Bucel67138/
Bouhl67132/
Buile67100/
Buijl6764/
Buldt6747/
Boull6740/
Baull6737/
Bucil6719/
Bhoul6717/
Built6713/
Bhutl6713/
Build6712/
Bohul6712/
Bhgul6711/
Buill679/
Bhull677/
Buttl677/
Busle677/
Bhuil676/
Bulth676/
Beull676/
Boulh674/
Busyl674/
Bhuel673/
Bullt673/
Bullh672/
Bulhs672/
Bhuhl672/
Bgaul671/
Bhujl671/
Bausl671/
Beulh671/
Builh671/
Buihl671/
Bhusl671/
Bouïl671/
Buşel671/
Buiël671/
Beuld670/
Bulll670/
Busll670/

Buul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buul in the Russian language
Буулbuul-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buul
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