Bukanjo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Bukanjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bukanjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukanjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukanjo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukanjo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bukanjo is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukanjo live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Bukanjo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Bukanjo is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 50 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukandjo | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bukanjoha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bukanja | 86 | 24 | / |
| Bukanso | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bukanyo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bukanzo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boukanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boukanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buekanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buikanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukanyoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boukandja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baudkonjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bukonzo | 71 | 924 | / |
| Bukanza | 71 | 576 | / |
| Bukonja | 71 | 159 | / |
| Bukonso | 71 | 109 | / |
| Bukania | 71 | 65 | / |
| Bukanya | 71 | 40 | / |
| Bokanyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bukansa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Boukansous | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bokanja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bokanzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukansa | 67 | 155 | / |
| Bhukania | 67 | 92 | / |
| Boukonzo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boukamso | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buscanio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bukhonzo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Butkanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bockanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baukanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bucancho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukhanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woukanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokanzou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bukanjo
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