Mbulula Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbulula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbulula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2191:241,74319,666
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mbulula (30) may also be a first name.

Mbulula Last Name Facts

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

Mbulula is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mbulula.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbulula? popularity and diffusion

Mbulula is the 523,789th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname Mbulula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbulula reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbulula is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania Mbulula is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 94 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 19 percent reside.

Mbulula Last Name Statistics demography

Mbulula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.97% less than the national average, earning R 71,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bulula931/
Mbouloula881/
Mbulhulha881/
Mbululo86766/
Mbulule86407/
Mbolula8642/
Mvulula8641/
Mbulila869/
Nbulula863/
Mbululi862/
Mbulaulo802/
Mbolola7163/
Mbulilo7110/
Mbolule712/
Muholola6728/
Mbuelilo671/
Mboelule671/
Mbololo57461/
Mbolole574/
Mbololi571/
Mmbololo538/
M'Mbololo505/

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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 Mbulula
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