Buhesi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buhesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Buhesi (22) may also be a first name.

Buhesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buhesi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buhesi is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhesi live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Buhesi is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The last name Buhesi is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Buhesi is most numerous in: Kasese District, where 60 percent reside, Gulu District, where 20 percent reside and Kampala District, where 20 percent reside. Not including Uganda Buhesi exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buheshi921/
Buesi91102/
Buheji83195/
Buhese83128/
Bueshi8313/
Buhisi8313/
Buesci835/
Buesit832/
Buessi831/
Buhezi831/
Buesie831/
Buhaisi77373/
Buhejji77251/
Buessio7748/
Bouessi7714/
Buhashi775/
Buhesha774/
Buhishi773/
Buescio773/
Boueshi772/
Buessis771/
Phuhesi771/
Buechei771/
Buhaszi771/
Buheshe771/
Bueches771/
Bueschi771/
Bouhezi771/
Bouhessaia751/
Buesa732,156/
Buese73454/
Bwesi73193/
Buisi7384/
Buezi7363/
Puesi7325/
Buegi731/
Vuesi731/
Buhaschi7156/
Buhaissi711/
Bueche671,627/
Bueser67296/
Buhoci67284/
Buechi67169/
Buiche67143/
Buegis6781/
Buesse6766/
Bouysi6766/
Buishi6765/
Buesge6732/
Bwesai6719/
Buezis6718/
Bueses6715/
Buiges6711/
Buissi679/
Bueges679/
Buhigi677/
Bwetsi676/
Buhaci676/
Buheza675/
Buisui675/
Buhaze674/
Buesha674/
Buices674/
Buhozi674/
Bweshi674/
Buichi674/
Buitsi673/
Bouisi672/
Buesce672/
Bouese672/
Bueiji671/
Buhije671/
Buegiz671/
Buhege671/
Bouezi671/
Bouessaid671/
Bwuese671/
Fueshi671/
Buhoze671/
Pueshi671/
Buesea671/
Buessa671/
Buhiji671/
Bbessi671/
Bouhizeis671/

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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
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  • 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 Buhesi
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