Basuku Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Basuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Basuku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basuku is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Basuku occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Basuku are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batsuku92226/
Basuiku9255/
Basutku9210/
Basukup921/
Baasuku921/
Bassuku921/
Basoukou86216/
Batshuku8627/
Baisukhu866/
Baisukku861/
Bosuku83498/
Baçuku83121/
Basoku8321/
Bacuku8317/
Besuku834/
Bazuku834/
Bajuku834/
Bassoukou8040/
Batsoukou801/
Baxhuku7778/
Beazuku7741/
Bozsuku778/
Basutcu778/
Botsuku774/
Bashiku773/
Bessuku771/
Boseuku771/
Bassouckou751/
Bassutcu719/
Bazoukou714/
Bazoukeu711/
Botshuku711/
Bashokuh711/
Bezuku67103/
Bosoku6749/
Bessoukou6726/
Badjoukou677/
Basocu676/
Bassoucou674/
Bossoukou674/
Bacucu673/
Beçuku671/
Bousoukou671/

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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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  • 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 Basuku
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