Bhuku Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bhuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1621:95,29813,521
South Africa981:552,83443,423
India361:21,307,372304,812

Bhuku (332) may also be a first name.

Bhuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bhuku (Hindi: भुकु, Marathi: भुकु, Oriya: ଭୁକୁ, Tibetan: བུ་ཀུ།) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 902,012th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Bhuku reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bhuku is also the 480,499th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 332 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 95,298. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 44 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Bhuku Last Name Statistics demography

Bhuku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.41% less than the national average, earning R 103,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhauku919/
Bhukhu919/
Bahuku918/
Bhukku914/
Buku897,739/
Bhukhau8344/
Bhuskut835/
Bhukuth834/
Bhukhud831/
Bhuskud831/
Bhudkud831/
Bhiku80404/
Bouku80301/
Bhoku80254/
Bukau80210/
Bujku80174/
Bukui80119/
Bauku80103/
Bukku8060/
Buuku8039/
Bukou8017/
Bukuh8013/
Bukuz805/
Beuku802/
Bucku801/
Bukeu801/
Bukuy801/
Boukou731,445/
Boukeu73290/
Buzkus73211/
Bhukoo73155/
Bhikku73126/
Buckup7389/
Buckau7366/
Buikus7360/
Bukuch7340/
Baukau7331/
Bushku7330/
Boukus7328/
Beukou7327/
Budkus7322/
Buquku7318/
Mphuku7313/
Boukau7312/
Beukus7310/
Buikau736/
Bhokku735/
Beukeu734/
Bukeue733/
Buškus733/
Bukuić732/
Buzkuş731/
Buykus731/
Buskuy731/
Bukaus731/
Bukkud731/
Bhikuu731/
Bukouh731/
Baukku731/
Bukkku731/
Bukkuh731/
Bukout731/
Bukuha731/
Buşkut731/
Buukuu731/
Buekui731/
Buikui731/
Beukui731/
Baukuu731/
Baukuß731/
Beukgu731/
Buikut731/
Bukhau731/
Baugku731/
Boku676,908/
Bucu672,192/
Boukhou67823/
Butkutė67552/
Bukó67215/
Boukouj67204/
Buitkus6771/
Boukkou6762/
Buckout6738/
Buttkau6721/
Buukhuu6719/
Buickus6718/
Butkuss6714/
Boudkou6711/
Bouckou6711/
Buytkus675/
Bauckus674/
Boukouh674/
Bushkus673/
Buckutė672/
Buckuis671/
Buckutt671/
Buskout671/
Bukhaus671/
Bukuich671/
Bookhuu671/
Bukkush671/
Bouîkou671/
Boukeuh671/
Boukeus671/
Boukoup671/
Boukouz671/
Beutkeu671/
Beukeuh671/
Bhuckoo671/
Baukutė671/
Beukeus671/
Boukoud671/
Boukaus671/
Bukoutz670/
Buckous670/
Buckeus670/
Baukaus670/
Buckuss670/
Beuckus670/

Bhuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhuku in the Tibetan language
བུ་ཀུ།buku-
Bhuku in the Oriya language
ଭୁକୁbhuku91.67
ଭୂକୁbhuku8.33
Bhuku in the Hindi language
भुकुbhuku50
भुकूbhuku25
भुकुआbhuku'a25
Bhuku in the Marathi language
भुकुbhuku34.78
िभकूibhaku30.43
िभकुibhaku17.39
भुकूbhuku13.04
भूकूbhuku4.35

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bhuku
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