Buaku Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Buaku (10) may also be a first name.

Buaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buaku occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Buaku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buaku is the 384,325th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,878,428 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buaku live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Buaku is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Buaku is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Apart from Ghana this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Buaku Last Name Statistics demography

Buaku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.73% more than the national average, earning $77,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buakau911/
Bwaku80253/
Buoku804/
Vuaku802/
Bvaku801/
Bbaku801/
Puaku801/
Buakoe739/
Bouhakkou712/
Bboku604/
Puacu601/
Mpuoku554/
Npwaku551/
Puokuu551/
Bwakoe551/
Pwakuu551/

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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 Buaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis