Bukanana Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Bukanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Bukanana (59) may also be a first name.
Bukanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bukanana is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bukanana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukanana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukanana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 59 people.
The surname Bukanana is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boukanana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bhukanana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bucanana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bokanana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bukangano | 82 | 18 | / |
| Boukanane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boukhanane | 78 | 156 | / |
| Bokh'anana | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bok'hanana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bouhkanane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bocanana | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bokanani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bucanani | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bokhanani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukanoune | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boukhanoune | 63 | 123 | / |
| Boukahnoune | 63 | 116 | / |
| Boukanounou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Boukahnouna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boukannoune | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boukhenona | 56 | 2 | / |
| Boukhennouna | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Bukanana
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