Buhondo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buhondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buhondo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buhondo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhondo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buhondo is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Buhondo reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 43 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 43 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buyondo864,396/
Buhando8682/
Buhonda865/
Buhondha801/
Buyondho801/
Buyhonda801/
Buhanda71103/
Bouando7126/
Buyonda713/
Bouhanda67206/
Bouandou672/
Buhaanda671/
Bouomdop671/
Bouandoh671/
Bhihonda671/
Bhujgonda631/
Bouanda579/
Bouomda571/
Bouhamda53450/
Bouandas53135/
Mpouando536/
Bouandeu531/
Bouand'ha501/

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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 Buhondo
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