Bukani Surname
Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname
Bukani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,132 | 1:47,860 | 6,105 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Indonesia | 108 | 1:1,224,530 | 86,214 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
Bukani (1,326) may also be a first name.
Bukani Demographics
Average Bukani Salary in
South Africa
R 180,576
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bukani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukani (Marathi: बुकानी, Oriya: ବୁକନି) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bukani.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 242,504th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Bukani reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 215,753rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,326 people.
It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 47,860. In South Africa Bukani is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa Bukani occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Bukani Last Name Statistics demography
Bukani earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning R 180,576 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukani in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁକନି | bukani | - |
| Bukani in the Marathi language | ||
| बुकानी | bukani | 66.67 |
| बुकाने | bukane | 33.33 |
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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 Bukani
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