Buhuru Surname

215,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Buhuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8271:64,0166,799
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Kenya4071:113,4649,645
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Buhuru (119) may also be a first name.

Buhuru Last Name Facts

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

Buhuru has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Buhuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,441st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,821,471 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhuru live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Buhuru is also the 856,040th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 119 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 64,016. In Tanzania Buhuru is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 37 percent are found, Geita Region, where 34 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Buhuru occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 21 percent are found.

Buhuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhuuru921/
Bujuru83122/
Buiuru8327/
Bouhourou802/
Bhujuru778/
Bujjuru774/
Buyyuru773/
Bugiuru771/
Bouhoru771/
Bouurgou711/
Vuyuru67163/
Vujuru6761/
Boujourou672/
Boouru671/
Vuyyuru625,619/
Vuyuuru6229/
Vuyurru627/
Vuuyuru625/
Bujooru621/
Bieourou571/

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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 Buhuru
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