Buhinga Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buhinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Buhinga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Buhinga (14) may also be a first name.

Buhinga Last Name Facts

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

Buhinga (Oriya: ବୁହିା) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhinga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buhinga is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Buhinga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhinga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Buhinga is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Buhinga is primarily found in: Kabarole District, where 50 percent are found and Mubende District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhingo8650/
Buhenga862/
Bouyinga801/
Bieenga711/
Bujjingo6789/
Boeyinga6711/
Booyinga678/
Bouingou671/
Boeijenga63111/
Boeijinga6370/

Buhinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buhinga in the Oriya language
ବୁହିାbuhia-

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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 Buhinga
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