Buchilu Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Buchilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Buchilu (28) may also be a first name.
Buchilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buchilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buchilu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buchilu? popularity and diffusion
Buchilu is the 1,409,418th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Buchilu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Buchilu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 28 people.
The surname Buchilu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 87 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 6 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Buchilu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butchilu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Buchillou | 88 | 12 | / |
| Buchulu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bouchillou | 82 | 131 | / |
| Butshilu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Bouchilloux | 78 | 204 | / |
| Bouchaillou | 78 | 21 | / |
| Buzilu | 77 | 2,989 | / |
| Busilu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Bukilu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouchelou | 75 | 19 | / |
| Boucheluh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouchailloux | 74 | 20 | / |
| Bouchelouh | 71 | 287 | / |
| Boucelu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bushelu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Busiliu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bouchelout | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boukilou | 67 | 138 | / |
| Bouscaillou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bouchelouha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouchelouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouchellout | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buchilu
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