Bukanu Surname
Approximately 1,990 people bear this surname
Bukanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,978 | 1:26,765 | 3,238 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
Bukanu (86) may also be a first name.
Bukanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukanu (Oriya: ବୁକଣୁ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 207,954th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,662,083 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukanu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 86 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,978 people, or 1 in 26,765. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 51 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 21 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukangu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Baukanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boukanou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bhukkanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukonu | 83 | 96 | / |
| Boukangou | 80 | 472 | / |
| Boukhanou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Boukanous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buceanu | 77 | 128 | / |
| Bukongu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Boukhanous | 75 | 90 | / |
| Boukhanouz | 75 | 14 | / |
| Boukanouch | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bouckangou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boucanus | 71 | 25 | / |
| Beuceanu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Boukhanouch | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bucheanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bouckanouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhikhanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vukkannu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukhanouss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukenou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buckongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buckenau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boukongou | 67 | 1,823 | / |
| Bocanu | 67 | 190 | / |
| Buckenheu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bokonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boukounou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boucanous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukoungou | 63 | 356 | / |
| Bouckongou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Boukhennou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Baukoungou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bokounou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Bousquainaud | 56 | 43 | / |
| Bokounnou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bocounnou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Boucoungou | 50 | 24 | / |
| Boucounaud | 50 | 12 | / |
Bukanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁକଣୁ | bukanu | - |
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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 Bukanu
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