Bucuku Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Greece

Bucuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bucuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Greece31:3,693,263126,191

The alternate forms: Buçuku (192) are calculated separately.

Bucuku Last Name Facts

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

Bucuku occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Buçuku. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bucuku.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucuku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Bucuku are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Bucuku is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Bucuku is most common in: Dokolo District, where 25 percent live, Isingiro District, where 25 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 25 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buçuku94192/
Butchuku861/
Busuku831,615/
Buzuku83279/
Bujuku834/
Bocukcu77206/
Buzhuku777/
Butsuku771/
Bhusuku771/
Busuiku771/
Budjuku771/
Bouchoukou7510/
Boutchoukui711/
Bukuku6714,547/
Bokuku67455/
Buzoku67305/
Bozucu6787/
Bouzoukou679/
Bukauskus672/
Bukoku671/
Bousoukou671/
Boujoukou671/
Bukucu671/
Bougioukou63178/
Boudjeukeu631/
Boutsoukou631/
Buçukcu62103/
Borzuku6212/
Botsuku624/
Bukkoku622/
Botshuku571/
Boukoukou535/
Vouzoukou532/
Bokoku5041/
Vukuku5010/
Vougioukou508/
Vukucu502/

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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 Bucuku
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