Bülau Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bülau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bülau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Bulau (1,327) are calculated separately.

Bülau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bülau is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Bulau. For other potential spellings of Bülau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bülau? popularity and diffusion

Bülau is the 1,637,889th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bülau reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 700,047. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live and Brandenburg, where 24 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulau931,327/
Büllau9114/
Büla8910/
Bolau80277/
Bülut801/
Bielau73265/
Bilahu7396/
Boulau7387/
Bhulau7378/
Boliau7355/
Bhilau7343/
Bulaiu7337/
Buhlau7332/
Buelau7322/
Bollau7315/
Buslau7311/
Bullau738/
Bolaju736/
Bholau735/
Boelau735/
Baulau732/
Bülach731/
Bula6745,174/
Bola6737,098/
Bulu6724,452/
Bolu673,049/
Boulaud67286/
Bóla6758/
Bülo6736/
Bouliau6732/
Bollaju6721/
Boulaux6711/
Boehlau6710/
Bhilayu673/
Bolliau672/
Bullaju671/
Baulaux670/

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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 Bülau
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