Bukana Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bukana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India161:47,941,586492,263
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bukana (95) may also be a first name.

Bukana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukana (Hindi: बुकाना, Oriya: ବୁକନା, Russian: Букана) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukana? popularity and diffusion

Bukana is the 1,173,425th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname Bukana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Bukana are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bukana is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 95 people.

Bukana is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Bukana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bukana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bukana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bukana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.06% less than the national average, earning R 161,460 per year and in United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukanga921,092/
Boukana92368/
Bukkana92173/
Bukanoa9210/
Bhukana925/
Baukana923/
Bukayna921/
Bukaana921/
Buckana921/
Boukhana86693/
Butkanha86452/
Buckhana8647/
Boukanga8623/
Budkanha867/
Bukkanna864/
Bhukkana863/
Bukhaina862/
Buckanga861/
Bhukaana861/
Bukaanga861/
Bukanyoa861/
Bhukanai861/
Buckanna860/
Bukani831,646/
Bokana831,040/
Bukane83749/
Bucana83312/
Bukena8322/
Bukona835/
Bukano834/
Bukany831/
Buckhanna8021/
Buckhanas801/
Bhaukanad801/
Boudkhana801/
Boutkanha801/
Boutkasna801/
Boukena77276/
Boukane77110/
Bukangi77103/
Bukango7796/
Bukkani7771/
Buskani7771/
Bhukane7764/
Boukani7764/
Bukange7755/
Bukkena7734/
Boekana7733/
Butkane7722/
Butkani7717/
Bokkana7716/
Boukano7713/
Bucanas7712/
Bukanni778/
Bhukany778/
Bukhani778/
Bucaana778/
Bhukani777/
Bukaniy777/
Buscana776/
Bukanyi775/
Bhikana774/
Bukhane773/
Boucana773/
Bukanyo773/
Bukaine773/
Bukaner772/
Mpukana772/
Budkane772/
Boukanh771/
Hbukani771/
Bokhana771/
Bucaina771/
Bokanoa771/
Bukeina771/
Buucana771/
Bucanga771/
Bikanah771/
Buikena770/
Boudkhaina7513/
Boudkhayna751/
Boukhanass751/
Bukań731/
Boucanna71273/
Boukamha71127/
Boukhani7160/
Baukhani7136/
Boukouna7135/
Bhukhani7116/
Bhikhana7114/
Bukhaini7114/
Bhukaniy7112/
Bukkanni7110/
Baukhane718/
Bouskane717/
Boukhena716/
Buckanes715/
Bhukhane715/
Boukaney715/
Boukanou715/
Bukhonna714/
Boukango714/
Voukhana713/
Boukhane713/
Bokkanna712/
Bushkani712/
Butkhani712/
Boukhany712/
Boukagne712/
Boukanne712/
Buchcana711/
Buckanis711/
Buskaani711/
Buskanje711/
Bhukkani711/
Bhikkana711/
Voukaina711/
Boekhana711/
Buikanyo711/
Boukkane711/
Boukaini711/
Bougkani711/
Mphukana711/
Mpukhana711/
Buikhani711/
Boudkane711/
Boukhona711/
Boukkena711/
Boukanyo711/
Buckhany710/
Buckenau710/
Bucahana710/
Buckaner710/
Bukhanets671,145/
Bokona67916/
Bucane67579/
Boukangou67472/
Boukhouna67437/
Bokane67376/
Bokani67345/
Bucani67328/
Bukone67188/
Bokano67182/
Vukani67170/
Butkhanit67103/
Buqani6788/
Bucano6750/
Bucona6748/
Bukhanyst6725/
Bukoni6719/
Bokany6718/
Vukano6718/
Bucany6715/
Bocana6714/
Bukono6711/
Boukhanni6710/
Boukhanou6710/
Bukhanist676/
Bhukahani674/
Bukhanych672/
Bhukhanni671/
Bhuskhani671/
Bhikhaina671/
Boukanous671/
Boukhanes671/
Bukeno671/
Bukony671/
Bukāne671/
Bushkaneh671/
Bucaña671/
Boudkhane671/
Boukhanis671/
Boudkhani671/
Bouskhane671/
Buckhanni670/

Bukana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukana in the Hindi language
बुकानाbukana-
Bukana in the Oriya language
ବୁକନାbukana-
Bukana in the Russian language
Буканаbukana-

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