Mbuluma Surname

335,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbuluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Tanzania2551:207,61417,574
Zambia2031:78,0786,664
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbuluma Last Name Facts

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

Mbuluma is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuluma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 335,329th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbuluma are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbuluma is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Besides Malawi Mbuluma occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Zambia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboulouma882/
Mbulumo861,601/
Mbulumi86174/
Mbulima865/
Mvuluma865/
Mboluma864/
Mbulume862/
Mbuilima80172/
Mbaulume801/
Mbouloumi75481/
Mboloma711,079/
Mvulumo716/
Mbulimo716/
Mboloumo672/
Mboulomo671/
Mbolomo5752/
Mbolome574/
Nwoluma574/
Mbolomi571/
Nwoeluma531/

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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 Mbuluma
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