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
The surname Buhoya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Buhoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buhoya is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Buhoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhoya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 20 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists 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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