Abukusi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Abukusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Abukusi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abukusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abukusi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abukusi? popularity and diffusion

Abukusi is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abukusi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya Abukusi is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abukushi931/
Abukutsi931/
Abukuse86575/
Abukosi8632/
Avukhusi801/
Abukuje7128/
Avukuse713/
Aboukhousa712/
Abukisy711/
Avukuzi711/
Abukose711/
Habukize671/
Habukuza671/
Obukoosi671/
Obukishie633/
Obukose571/
Abokhosa534/
Abokosha532/
Hobokosi531/
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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 Abukusi
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