Buhura Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buhura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Buhura (27) may also be a first name.

Buhura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buhura (Hindi: बुहुरा) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Buhura reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

The last name Buhura is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Buhura is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 95 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhoura863/
Bujura8323/
Buhuro832/
Bouhouras804/
Bouhourah801/
Bouhjoura801/
Buhorah7777/
Buhoora7710/
Buțuraș778/
Bouurai772/
Bhauura771/
Bhujorai711/
Bouhouro711/
Boujoura711/
Bougioura67111/
Bujora6733/
Bouhourou672/
Buyora672/
Bouora671/
Bouurreau671/
Bauora671/
Bujorea6299/
Buhooro626/
Bujoora621/
Bouijourrad591/
Bouurgou571/
Boujourou532/
Buyoro5022/
Bujoro507/
Bouoro501/

Buhura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buhura in the Hindi language
बुहुराbuhura-

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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 Buhura
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