Buhese Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buhese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1261:309,83621,278
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Buhese (18) may also be a first name.

Buhese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buhese is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buhese is the 1,589,322nd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhese reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

Buhese is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 309,836. In Uganda it is most common in: Kasese District, where 87 percent reside, Ntoroko District, where 7 percent reside and Bundibugyo District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buheshe921/
Buhesi836/
Buhege831/
Buhesha774/
Bouheze771/
Buheger771/
Buheshi771/
Bouhisse715/
Bouheche711/
Buheji67195/
Bouhedjer6797/
Bouise6735/
Buhisi6713/
Buheza675/
Bouhizeis671/
Buhezi671/
Booese670/
Bouyse670/

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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 Buhese
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