Bule is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bule
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

The family name is form of the Bull. Dweller at the sign of the bull; one thought to possess some characteristic of a bull.

Bule is the variation of the Bull. A very natural sobriquet, as well as a common inn-sign, and a frequent heraldric charge. It may, however, be a personal name, as the forms Bole, Bolle, etc., are found in Domesday The corresponding names Taureau, Torel, Tyrel, Torelli, Bulle, etc., are plentiful on the continent. Let no Frenchman, however, think that "John Bull" is the commonest of designations in England, for in the London Directory of 1852, there were only four people so called.

How popular is Bule?

Bule is common in Mozambique, Somalia, Ethiopia, India, Vanuatu, Angola, Kenya, Latvia, Indonesia, DR Congo, Philippines, Tanzania, Fiji, Romania, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Solomon Islands, Uganda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, United States, Nigeria, Zambia.

Bule is ranked 9914 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bules grew by 13.66 per cent to 183 since 2000 and ranked 98982 after elevating 4211 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 45.9 26.09
White 42.08 63.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.46 3.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.28 0
Bule is quite popular family name mostly used in Mozambique however Vanuatu is ahead in terms of density. Around 56790 people have been found who wears Bule as their family name. Bule is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bule:
299 Mozambique22,247
113 Somalia12,744
Countries with thousands of Bule:
2,554 Ethiopia4,990
14,395 India3,097
4 Vanuatu2,518
1,401 Angola2,366
2,931 Kenya1,768
164 Latvia1,243
12,425 Indonesia1,073
8,362 DR Congo1,033
Countries with hundreds of Bule:
29,754 Philippines545
15,177 Tanzania305
561 Fiji283
9,288 Romania255
3,885 Papua New Guinea245
2,481 Portugal245
248 Solomon Islands224
14,870 Uganda220
3,614 Bosnia and Herzegovina170
5,316 Croatia165
140,722 United States161
59,341 Nigeria112
10,468 Zambia110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
75,145 Brazil87
48,422 South Africa82
21,749 Kazakhstan72
18,230 Mexico66
27,433 Zimbabwe60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,216 Spain47
11,395 Venezuela46
2,723 New Caledonia26
104,027 Argentina20
101,561 England19
161,175 Canada13
259,941 France13
120,990 Poland12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
394,810 Russia10
64,129 Slovakia9
7,955 China9
1,001 Somaliland9
134,908 Malaysia8
17,989 Taiwan8
340,600 Germany6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Carl Bule from Wurtemberg aboard the Rhine from Havre. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on September 30, 1853. Johann Bule (17) Baker, Anna Bule, 23 years old Ludwig Bule, are others that migrated to US.

Bule Namesakes

  • Nino Bule, Croatian football manager and former footballer

Bule Namesakes

  • Nino Bule, Croatian football manager and former footballer

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