Buhiye Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Buhiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 191 | 1:277,181 | 21,789 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Buhiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buhiye (Marathi: बुहीये) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,214,709th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Buhiye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 277,181. In Tanzania Buhiye is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 94 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Kagera Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Buhiye is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buhiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buhiye in the Marathi language | ||
| बुहीये | buhiye | - |
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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 Buhiye
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