Buhoya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Buhoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Buhoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buhoya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Buhoya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhoya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Buhoya is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent live. Not including Kenya Buhoya occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 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 Buhoya
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