Buhija Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Buhija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Buhija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buhija is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhija? popularity and diffusion
Buhija is the 1,828,462nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Buhija reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 64 percent live, Mbale District, where 13 percent live and Budaka District, where 8 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
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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 Buhija
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