Bukang Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bukang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2611:506,70241,355
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bukang (125) may also be a first name.

Bukang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukang is most common in Indonesia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bukang is the 639,219th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Bukang reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 832,731st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 125 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 506,702. In Indonesia Bukang is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent live, East Java, where 26 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 15 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukkang9246/
Boukang922/
Butkhang861/
Bukong83563/
Bokang83448/
Bucang83218/
Buqang836/
Bukanc835/
Buckhanng800/
Boukong7764/
Butkong7713/
Budkong772/
Bokaing772/
Biekang771/
Bucgang771/
Buckank771/
Bokeang771/
Bhikang771/
Bukhong771/
Buskong771/
Bukoting71207/
Butkhong7111/
Buiquang7110/
Budcaing715/
Baukhong714/
Boukoung711/
Boukhong711/
Buekhong711/
Bucong67509/
Bokong67268/
Bocang6733/
Buckhanks672/
Bukomg671/
Bukhankova6372/
Vuquang62370/
Bukonke6282/
Bookong6262/
Boccang6218/
Bokkong626/
Budcong623/
Boekong621/
Bokeing621/
Bhookong572/
Bookhong571/
Bucankova531/
Bocong50180/
Vucong5091/

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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 Bukang
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