Buhinja Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buhinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2711:144,05612,926
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Buhinja (23) may also be a first name.

Buhinja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buhinja is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhinja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 802,733rd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Buhinja occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Buhinja live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Buhinja is also the 2,239,265th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

Buhinja is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 144,056. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 15 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 14 percent live and Kibaale District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Burundi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buheinja932/
Buhinjya931/
Buhinjja931/
Buhinya867/
Buhinia861/
Bouhinia802/
Buhenya714/
Bouinia711/
Buhinyo711/
Bouinjo711/
Bouigna710/
Bouhenia67257/
Bouyinya677/
Bhooinya676/
Bouainia671/
Bouienia671/
Bhuuinya671/
Bhueinya671/
Bouhennia6318/
Bhouhenia631/
Boujnia57136/
Bouinio5733/
Bueenya5733/
Biejnia5713/
Buhenho571/
Bouigno571/
Bouynia571/
Buhenio571/
Bhueenya5362/
Bouiniot5321/
Bhueenia531/

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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 Buhinja
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