Bukalasa Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bukalasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukalasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bukalasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukalasa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukalasa? popularity and diffusion

Bukalasa is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Bukalasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukalasa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania Bukalasa is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 25 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Bukalasa occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukalasha945/
Bukalasi8828/
Bukolasi755/
Boukhelassa741/
Buckaleso710/
Bokalose631/
Bokolasi631/
Bocalaso631/
Bucalossi59794/
Beukolajo591/
Buccalosi591/
Buccalossi5611/
Boukalouche532/
Bokolose502/

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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 Bukalasa
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